Genetic background sets the trajectory of cancer evolution
Sarah J. Aitken, Frances Connor, Christine Feig, Tim F. Rayner, Margus Lukk, Juliet Luft, Stuart Aitken, Claudia Arnedo-Pac, J.V. Hayes, Michael D. Nicholson, Ailith Ewing, Vasavi Sundaram, Jan C. Verburg, John Connelly, Craig J. Anderson, , Duncan T. Odom
This study shows that genetic background and environmental factors determine the trajectory of cancer evolution in mice, with distinct mutational paths despite similar final tumor states.
Nature · Jul 22, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics