Retrotransposon insertions can initiate colorectal cancer and are associated with poor survival

Autor: Tatiana Cajuso, Päivi Sulo, Tomas Tanskanen, Riku Katainen, Aurora Taira, Ulrika A. Hänninen, Johanna Kondelin, Linda Forsström, Niko Välimäki, Mervi Aavikko, Eevi Kaasinen, Ari Ristimäki, Selja Koskensalo, Anna Lepistö, Laura Renkonen-Sinisalo, Toni Seppälä, Teijo Kuopio, Jan Böhm, Jukka-Pekka Mecklin, Outi Kilpivaara, Esa Pitkänen, Kimmo Palin, Lauri A. Aaltonen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11770-0
Popis: Retrotransposons are usually dormant in healthy tissue, but become activated during malignancy. Here, in colorectal cancer, Cajuso et al. show that retrotransposon activity associates with clinical features of the disease.
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