Profiling the entire cancer genome identifies new subgroups of blood cancer

Published on November 7, 2022

The University of Oxford has led the largest and most comprehensive analysis of the entire genomic landscape of the commonest type of blood cancer called chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) as part of the UK’s 100,000 Genomes Project. This work defines five genomic subgroups of CLL and associates these with clinical outcomes, and these subgroups provide a better estimation of patient prognosis than achieved by previous single gene analyses, allowing more tailored patient care.
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Expert Comment. American midterms: Is compromise possible amid the 'cold civil war'?

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