Nature Communications (Nov 2017)

Mapping genomic and transcriptomic alterations spatially in epithelial cells adjacent to human breast carcinoma

  • Moustafa Abdalla,
  • Danh Tran-Thanh,
  • Juan Moreno,
  • Vladimir Iakovlev,
  • Ranju Nair,
  • Nisha Kanwar,
  • Mohamed Abdalla,
  • Jennifer P. Y. Lee,
  • Jennifer Yin Yee Kwan,
  • Thomas R. Cawthorn,
  • Keisha Warren,
  • Nona Arneson,
  • Dong-Yu Wang,
  • Natalie S. Fox,
  • Bruce J. Youngson,
  • Naomi A. Miller,
  • Alexandra M. Easson,
  • David McCready,
  • Wey L. Leong,
  • Paul C. Boutros,
  • Susan J. Done

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01357-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Studying the spatial mutational and gene expression alterations in breast cancer could impact our understanding of breast cancer development. Here, the authors analyse a unique dataset of epithelial samples that highlight potential field cancerisation surrounding the primary tumour.