La integración de datos genómicos permite el descubrimiento selectivo de los impulsores del cáncer de mama

Félix Sanchez-Garcia1, Patricia Villagrasa2, Junji Matsui2

  • 1Department of Biological Sciences and Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Department of Computer Science, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.

Cell
|December 1, 2014
PubMed
Resumen

Helios, un nuevo algoritmo, identifica los genes impulsores del cáncer mediante la integración de datos genómicos y de detección de RNAi. Señala con precisión genes cruciales como el RSF-1, ayudando al desarrollo terapéutico y la comprensión de la progresión del cáncer.

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