Accumulation of Oncogenic Mutations During Progression from Healthy Tissue to Cancer.

Abstract excerpt

Cancers are typically fueled by sequential accumulation of driver mutations in a previously healthy cell. Some of these mutations, such as inactivation of the first copy of a tumor suppressor gene, can be neutral, and some, like those resulting in activation of oncogenes, may provide cells with a selective growth advantage. We study a multi-type branching process that starts with healthy tissue in homeostasis and...

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