Genome studies of deadly cancers point to new research directions

Two large research teams have produced exhaustive genomic studies that reveal the most detailed catalog yet of the mutations that drive two deadly cancers -- endometrial cancer and acute myeloid leukemia. Raju Kucherlapati, the Paul C. Cabot Professor of Genetics at HMS, is a co-author of one of the studies. David Steensma, HMS associate professor of medicine at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, also authored an essay about cancer genomics.

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