Communications Biology (Sep 2022)

Genetic and microenvironmental intra-tumor heterogeneity impacts colorectal cancer evolution and metastatic development

  • Daniel Sobral,
  • Marta Martins,
  • Shannon Kaplan,
  • Mahdi Golkaram,
  • Michael Salmans,
  • Nafeesa Khan,
  • Raakhee Vijayaraghavan,
  • Sandra Casimiro,
  • Afonso Fernandes,
  • Paula Borralho,
  • Cristina Ferreira,
  • Rui Pinto,
  • Catarina Abreu,
  • Ana Lúcia Costa,
  • Shile Zhang,
  • Traci Pawlowski,
  • Jim Godsey,
  • André Mansinho,
  • Daniela Macedo,
  • Soraia Lobo-Martins,
  • Pedro Filipe,
  • Rui Esteves,
  • João Coutinho,
  • Paulo Matos Costa,
  • Afonso Ramires,
  • Fernando Aldeia,
  • António Quintela,
  • Alex So,
  • Li Liu,
  • Ana Rita Grosso,
  • Luis Costa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03884-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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The genetic and microenvironmental heterogeneity of colorectal cancer is analyzed using a prospective biobank of primary and metastatic tumor tissues to highlight features of intra-tumoral heterogeneity that favor tumor progression and metastasis.