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arXiv 2007-07-13 DOI 10.1214/08-AAP559 0 views

A waiting time problem arising from the study of multi-stage carcinogenesis

Durrett, Rick · Schmidt, Deena · Schweinsberg, Jason

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We consider the population genetics problem: how long does it take before some member of the population has m specified mutations? The case m=2 is relevant to onset of cancer due to the inactivation of both copies of a tumor suppressor gene. Models for larger m are needed for colon cancer and other diseases where a sequence of mutations leads to cells with uncontrolled growth.

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