Genetic map created of nasopharyngeal cancer

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A team of researchers, directed by Professor H. Phillip Koeffler, Senior Principal Investigator at the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, have determined the specific mutational signature for nasopharyngeal cancer. 



The researchers reviewed protein and DNA samples from over 100 patients in Singapore diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer. The examination revealed a number of genes that were mutated and not previously identified, which could open a door to future therapies targeting these nonfunctioning genes.