Somatic mutations take place in non-reproductive cells. Many kinds of somatic mutations have no obvious effect on an organism, because genetically normal body cells are able to compensate for the ...

Sequenom's MassARRAY ® system enables sensitive and rapid somatic mutation profiling in solid tumors or cell lines. Our validation studies revealed mutations in most of the oncogenes analyzed ...

Acquired DNA mutations found in the SERPINA1 gene can protect liver cells from damage in patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin ...

The way in which blood stem cells evolve over a lifespan differs greatly between humans and mice, new research reveals. The ...

Mutations in the BRCA1 gene that are either inherited (germline) or acquired (somatic) might not be key ... which block the ability of cells, including cancer cells, to repair DNA damage, in ...

Mutations in the BRCA1 gene that are either inherited (germline) or acquired (somatic) might not be key ... which block the ability of cells, including cancer cells, to repair DNA damage, in ...

Scientists from UCLA, the University of Toronto and the University of Melbourne have uncovered new genetic clues that explain why some prostate cancers remain slow-growing while others become ...

as well as cell lineage (i.e. somatic mtDNA and nuclear mutations). In addition to resolving the functional heterogeneity of immune cells throughout the body, we hope to help translate our basic ...