Early NOTCH1 mutation is positively selected but epistatically suppresses evolution of later esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma drivers
K. A. Glasmacher, J. D. Mandell, M. Jackson, N. Fisk, V. L. Cannataro, J. P. Townsend
The paper shows early NOTCH1 mutations are selected in normal tissue but suppress later cancer driver mutations through epistasis, highlighting stage-specific mutation effects in esophageal cancer.
bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2023 · PreprintCancer Biology