Scientists have developed a catalogue of DNA mutation ‘fingerprints’ that could help doctors pinpoint the environmental culprit responsible for a patient’s tumor – including showing some of the fingerprints left in lung tumors by specific chemicals found in tobacco smoke.
‘Fingerprint database’ could help scientists to identify new cancer culprits
Scientists have developed a catalogue of DNA mutation ‘fingerprints’ that could help doctors pinpoint the environmental culprit responsible for a patient’s tumor – including showing some of the fingerprints left in lung tumors by specific chemicals found in tobacco smoke.