SBS4 and Cancer Types in Which the Signature Is Found (IMAGE)

Duke-NUS Medical School

SBS4 and Cancer Types in Which the Signature Is Found

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SBS4 is a single base substitution signature found in several cancer types and is likely caused by direct DNA damage from tobacco smoking.

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Duke-NUS Medical School, adapted from Alexandrov et al., 2020, Nature, 578(7793). doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-1943-3

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