Extra chromosomal DNA (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Extra chromosomal DNA

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Extra-chromosomal DNA, or ecDNA, (indicated by orange and blue arros), are small, circular pieces of genetic information that allow cancer cells to rapidly evolve and become resistant to even the most potent anti-cancer treatments.

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Mischel research group/Stanford University

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