Identification of coding and non-coding mutational hotspots in cancer genomes
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- 作者：Scott W. Piraino ; Simon J. Furney
- 关键词：Cancer genome sequencing ; Non ; coding mutations ; Mutational hotspots
- 刊名：BMC Genomics
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：December 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：18
- 期：1
- 全文大小：2103KB
- 刊物主题：Life Sciences, general; Microarrays; Proteomics; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Microbial Genetics and Genomics; Plant Genetics & Genomics;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1471-2164
- 卷排序：18
文摘
BackgroundThe identification of mutations that play a causal role in tumour development, so called “driver” mutations, is of critical importance for understanding how cancers form and how they might be treated. Several large cancer sequencing projects have identified genes that are recurrently mutated in cancer patients, suggesting a role in tumourigenesis. While the landscape of coding drivers has been extensively studied and many of the most prominent driver genes are well characterised, comparatively less is known about the role of mutations in the non-coding regions of the genome in cancer development. The continuing fall in genome sequencing costs has resulted in a concomitant increase in the number of cancer whole genome sequences being produced, facilitating systematic interrogation of both the coding and non-coding regions of cancer genomes.