Combined Physical And Genetic Map Finds Cancer's 'Ignition Key'

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Wed, 05/07/2008 - 11:00

Whole-organ maps that superimpose genetic information over the terrain of cancerous bladders chart the molecular journey from normal cell to invasive cancer.

By geographically relating an organ's varied tissues -- normal, precancerous and malignant -- to their underlying genetic variation or regulation, the team also identified a crucial new category of genes that launches the process of cancer development.

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