Patterns of chromosome abnormality: The key to cancer?
A healthy genome is characterized by 23 pairs of chromosomes, and even a small change in this structure such as an extra copy of a single chromosome can lead to severe physical impairment. So it's no surprise that when it comes to cancer, chromosomal structure is frequently a contributing factor, says Prof. Ron Shamir of the Blavatnik School of Computer Science at Tel Aviv University....
Source: PhysOrg - Monday, 23 January
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