Researchers Resolve Decades-Old Mystery About the Most Commonly Mutated Gene in Cancer
September 17, 2018
September 17, 2018
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 17 -- The Broad Institute issued the following news release:
In explaining why mutations in the gene TP53 tend to cluster in "hot spots," a new study lays the groundwork for ability to identify the function of any mutation in any cancer gene.
The most commonly mutated gene in cancer has tantalized scientists for decades about the message of its mutations. Although mutations can occur at more than 1,100 sites within the TP53 gene . . .
In explaining why mutations in the gene TP53 tend to cluster in "hot spots," a new study lays the groundwork for ability to identify the function of any mutation in any cancer gene.
The most commonly mutated gene in cancer has tantalized scientists for decades about the message of its mutations. Although mutations can occur at more than 1,100 sites within the TP53 gene . . .