Mutant cells colonize our tissues over our lifetime

(Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute) By the time we reach middle age, more than half of the oesophagus in healthy people has been taken over by cells carrying mutations in cancer genes, scientists have uncovered. By studying normal oesophagus tissue, scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, MRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge and their collaborators uncovered a hidden world of mutations and evolution in our tissues as we age.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news