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Researchers ID Copy Number Changes Associated With Cancer in Normal Cells

Oct 05, 2015
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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden have identified copy number alterations typically associated with cancer in normal cells of breast cancer patients, suggesting that the mutations could be early indicators of disease. 

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