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Using patient-derived research models to study deadly DNA loops

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Using patient-derived research models to study deadly DNA loops
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Damage to DNA in cancer cells can lead to pieces breaking off chromosomes and floating away, like icebergs cracking off a glacier. Just as icebergs are a threat to ships and their crew, these scattered bits of DNA loom large for physicians and cancer patients by having titanic effects on tumor progression and treatment resistance.

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