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Hallmarks of a genomically distinct subclass of head and neck cancer.
Nature communications - 20 Oct 2024
Muijlwijk Tara, Nauta Irene H, van der Lee Anabel, Grünewald Kari J T, Brink Arjen, Ganzevles Sonja H, Baatenburg de Jong Robert J, Atanesyan Lilit, Savola Suvi, van de Wiel Mark A, Peferoen Laura A N, Bloemena Elisabeth, van de Ven Rieneke, Leemans C René, Poell Jos B, Brakenhoff Ruud H
Abstract excerpt
Cancer is caused by an accumulation of somatic mutations and copy number alterations (CNAs). Besides mutations, these copy number changes are key characteristics of cancer development. Nonetheless, some tumors show hardly any CNAs, a remarkable phenomenon in oncogenesis. Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) arise by either exposure to carcinogens, or infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV)....
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