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PROVIDER: EGAD00001000641 | EGA |
REPOSITORIES: EGA
Zhao Hui H Thienpont Bernard B Yesilyurt Betül Tuba BT Moisse Matthieu M Reumers Joke J Coenegrachts Lieve L Sagaert Xavier X Schrauwen Stefanie S Smeets Dominiek D Matthijs Gert G Aerts Stein S Cools Jan J Metcalf Alex A Spurdle Amanda A Amant Frederic F Lambrechts Diether D
eLife 20140801
DNA replication errors that persist as mismatch mutations make up the molecular fingerprint of mismatch repair (MMR)-deficient tumors and convey them with resistance to standard therapy. Using whole-genome and whole-exome sequencing, we here confirm an MMR-deficient mutation signature that is distinct from other tumor genomes, but surprisingly similar to germ-line DNA, indicating that a substantial fraction of human genetic variation arises through mutations escaping MMR. Moreover, we identify a ...[more]