Nature Communications (Apr 2020)

Timing the initiation of multiple myeloma

  • Even H. Rustad,
  • Venkata Yellapantula,
  • Daniel Leongamornlert,
  • Niccolò Bolli,
  • Guy Ledergor,
  • Ferran Nadeu,
  • Nicos Angelopoulos,
  • Kevin J. Dawson,
  • Thomas J. Mitchell,
  • Robert J. Osborne,
  • Bachisio Ziccheddu,
  • Cristiana Carniti,
  • Vittorio Montefusco,
  • Paolo Corradini,
  • Kenneth C. Anderson,
  • Philippe Moreau,
  • Elli Papaemmanuil,
  • Ludmil B. Alexandrov,
  • Xose S. Puente,
  • Elias Campo,
  • Reiner Siebert,
  • Herve Avet-Loiseau,
  • Ola Landgren,
  • Nikhil Munshi,
  • Peter J. Campbell,
  • Francesco Maura

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15740-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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The initial mutational processes and how these lead to progression in multiple myeloma (MM) are unclear. Here, the authors identify mutational signatures that occur over time in a large cohort of MM patients and suggest features that may help in early diagnosis.