articleNatureAug 7, 2024HYBRID OA

The genomic landscape of 2,023 colorectal cancers

AJAlex J. CornishAGAndreas GruberBKBen KinnersleyDCDaniel ChubbAFAnna Frangou

Institute of Cancer Research · University of Konstanz · +25 more institutions

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Abstract

Abstract Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is a common cause of mortality 1 , but a comprehensive description of its genomic landscape is lacking 2–9 . Here we perform whole-genome sequencing of 2,023 CRC samples from participants in the UK 100,000 Genomes Project, thereby providing a highly detailed somatic mutational landscape of this cancer. Integrated analyses identify more than 250 putative CRC driver genes, many not previously implicated in CRC or other cancers, including several recurrent changes outside the coding genome. We extend the molecular pathways involved in CRC development, define four new common subgroups of microsatellite-stable CRC based on genomic features and show that these groups have…

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  • Microsatellite instability
  • Biology
  • Genome
  • Colorectal cancer
  • Genetics
  • Genomics
  • Microsatellite
  • Gene
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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