Mutations can be grouped into two main categories based on where they occur: somatic mutations and germ-line mutations. Somatic mutations take place in non-reproductive cells. Many kinds of ...

A germ-line mutation looks like a red ball in a sea of white balls—difficult, but not impossible, to spot; a somatic mutation is gray, and more easily blends in. “In genetics, it can be hard ...

Patients with relapsed ovarian cancer who had germline or somatic BRCA mutations saw greater OS with olaparib, according to ...

Instead, each individual cancer draws on a collection of acquired mutations that endow the cells with a selective advantage and superior ... Patients with this cancer type had an earlier cancer onset ...

With delays in biomarker testing and treatment for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, continued education is ...