Seeds of cancer in normal skin I Martincorina, Nature Medicine, October 7, 2020

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Seeds of cancer in normal skin
I Martincorina, Nature Medicine, October 7, 2020

Sequencing the genomes of individual skin cells called melanocytes has revealed a rich landscape of DNA changes. These insights shed light on the origins of melanoma, an aggressive type of cancer.