A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that lung cancer patients with a history of smoking have 10 times more genetic mutations in their tumors than those patients who have never smoked.
"None of us were surprised that the genomes of smokers had more mutations than the genomes of never-smokers with lung cancer," says senior author Richard K. Wilson, PhD, director of The Genome Institute at Washington University. "But it was surprising to see 10-fold more mutations....
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that lung cancer patients with a history of smoking have 10 times more genetic mutations in their tumors than those patients who have never smoked.
"None of us were surprised that the genomes of smokers had more mutations than the genomes of never-smokers with lung cancer," says senior author Richard K. Wilson, PhD, director of The Genome Institute at Washington University. "But it was surprising to see 10-fold more mutations....