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A small-cell lung cancer genome with complex signatures of tobacco exposure.
Nature - 14 Jan 2010
Pleasance Erin D, Stephens Philip J, O'Meara Sarah, McBride David J, Meynert Alison, Jones David, Lin Meng-Lay, Beare David, Lau King Wai, Greenman Chris, Varela Ignacio, Nik-Zainal Serena, Davies Helen R, Ordoñez Gonzalo R, Mudie Laura J, Latimer Calli, Edkins Sarah, Stebbings Lucy, Chen Lina, Jia Mingming, Leroy Catherine, Marshall John, Menzies Andrew, Butler Adam, Teague Jon W, Mangion Jonathon, Sun Yongming A, McLaughlin Stephen F, Peckham Heather E, Tsung Eric F, Costa Gina L, Lee Clarence C, Minna John D, Gazdar Adi, Birney Ewan, Rhodes Michael D, McKernan Kevin J, Stratton Michael R, Futreal P Andrew, Campbell Peter J
Abstract excerpt
Cancer is driven by mutation. Worldwide, tobacco smoking is the principal lifestyle exposure that causes cancer, exerting carcinogenicity through >60 chemicals that bind and mutate DNA. Using massively parallel sequencing technology, we sequenced a small-cell lung cancer cell line, NCI-H209, to e...
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