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Cancer mutation patterns differ in smokers, nonsmokers

DNA damage signatures offer clues to origin of malignancies in various tissues

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SMOKE SIGNALS  Zeroing in on DNA mutations in tumors from nonsmokers and smokers offers clues to cancers’ causes.

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By Rachel Ehrenberg

- More than 2 years ago

DNA in cancerous tissues of tobacco smokers shows mutation patterns that differ from those in cancerous tissues of nonsmokers, a new analysis finds.