Extra sets of chromosomes may help aggressive tumor cells spread, study finds
April 23, 2026
April 23, 2026
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 23 -- Tulane University issued the following news release:
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Extra sets of chromosomes may help aggressive tumor cells spread, study finds
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One of the biggest challenges in cancer research is understanding why some tumor cells become especially aggressive, invasive and resistant to treatment. Scientists have increasingly linked these dangerous traits to polyploid cancer cells -cells with extra sets of chromoso . . .
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Extra sets of chromosomes may help aggressive tumor cells spread, study finds
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One of the biggest challenges in cancer research is understanding why some tumor cells become especially aggressive, invasive and resistant to treatment. Scientists have increasingly linked these dangerous traits to polyploid cancer cells -cells with extra sets of chromoso . . .