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Study uncovers genetic drivers of aggressive prostate cancer

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Scientists from UCLA , University of Toronto and University of Melbourne have uncovered new genetic clues that explain why some prostate cancers remain slow-growing while others become life-threatening.

Researchers evaluated the roles of inherited genetic factors passed down from our parents and somatic mutations acquired during tumor formation.

Researchers identified 223 regions of the genome frequently mutated in prostate tumors that help cancer grow and spread.

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