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ReviewThe Journal of pathology2022

Leveraging single-cell sequencing to unravel intratumour heterogeneity and tumour evolution in human cancers.

Amy L Bowes, Maxime Tarabichi, Nischalan Pillay, Peter Van Loo

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Review in The Journal of pathology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Evolution and Co-occurrence of PI3K Pathway Gene Mutations in Endometrial Carcinoma Molecular Subtypes at the Single-Cell Level.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2025
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  11. Droplets microfluidics platform-A tool for single cell research.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Amy L BowesCancer Genomics Group, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9506-5023
Maxime TarabichiCancer Genomics Group, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1635-2348
Nischalan PillaySarcoma Biology and Genomics Group, UCL Cancer Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0579-4105
Peter Van LooCancer Genomics Group, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0292-1949
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust · GBThe Francis Crick Institute · GBThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USUniversité Libre de Bruxelles · BE

Funding

Cancer Research UK 11125Cancer Research UK 18387Cancer Research UK FC001202Wellcome Trust FC001202
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intratumour heterogeneity (ITH) and tumour evolution are well-documented phenomena in human cancers. While the advent of next-generation sequencing technologies has facilitated the large-scale capture of genomic data, the field of single-cell genomics is nascent but rapidly advancing and generating many new insights into the complex molecular mechanisms of tumour biology. In this review, we provide an overview of current single-cell DNA sequencing technologies, exploring how recent methodological advancements have enumerated new insights into ITH and tumour evolution. Areas highlighted include the potential power of single-cell genome sequencing studies to explore evolutionary dynamics contributing to tumourigenesis through to progression, metastasis, and therapy resistance. We also explore the use of in situ sequencing technologies to study ITH in a spatial context, as well as examining the use of single-cell genomics to perform lineage tracing in both normal and malignant tissues. Finally, we consider the use of multimodal single-cell sequencing technologies. Taken together, it is hoped that these many facets of single-cell genome sequencing will improve our understanding of tumourigenesis, progression, and lethality in cancer, leading to the development of novel therapies. © 2022 The Authors. The Journal of Pathology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsCarcinogenesisGenomicsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansUnited Kingdomclonecopy number aberrations (CNAs)intratumour heterogeneity (ITH)single-cell DNA sequencingsubclonetumour evolutiontumour phylogeny

Identifiers

PMID35438189
PMCPMC9322001
OpenAlexW4224229661

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