TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Cancer Genetics A1 - Morin, Pat J. A1 - Trent, Jeffrey M. A1 - Collins, Francis S. A1 - Vogelstein, Bert A2 - Longo, Dan L. PY - 2016 T2 - Harrison's Hematology and Oncology, 3e AB - Cancer arises through a series of somatic alterations in DNA that result in unrestrained cellular proliferation. Most of these alterations involve actual sequence changes in DNA (i.e., mutations). They may originate as a consequence of random replication errors, exposure to carcinogens (e.g., radiation), or faulty DNA repair processes. While most cancers arise sporadically, familial clustering of cancers occurs in certain families that carry a germline mutation in a cancer gene. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135228240 ER -