The Cancer Genome Atlas

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The Cancer Genome Atlas
TermThe Cancer Genome Atlas
Short definitionThe Cancer Genome Atlas - project to identify the full set of DNA changes in many different types of cancer. Studying these changes can help researchers understand how different types of cancer form. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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The Cancer Genome Atlas - project to identify the full set of DNA changes in many different types of cancer. Studying these changes can help researchers understand how different types of cancer form. This may lead to new ways of preventing, diagnosing and treating cancer. The Cancer Genome Atlas is managed by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Also called TCGA

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