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Laura Torrens

@lauratorrens.bsky.social

Postdoctoral researcher in cancer genomics at IARC-WHO | Previously IDIBAPS and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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Wellcome Sanger Institute@sangerinstitute.bsky.social · last yr.

The #CancerGrandChallenges Mutographs team reveals how tobacco smoke damages DNA to drive different types of head and neck cancer 🧬 They also show that smoking combined with drinking alcohol can more than double the damaging effect on DNA ⤵️ www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/sc...

Scientists unlock secret behind how smoking and drinking alcohol causes cancer

Scientists have revealed exactly how tobacco smoke damages DNA to drive the development of different types of head and neck cancer, a finding that could unlock new treatments and prevention strategies...

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Laura Torrens@lauratorrens.bsky.social · last yr.

Hello world! Kicking off my first post with some exciting news 📣 Our study on tobacco smoke-induced mutagenesis in head & neck cancer (HNC) is out today in @naturegenet.bsky.social! rdcu.be/efNiH 🧬🔥 We uncover the multiple ways tobacco and alcohol drive HNC development. A short thread 🧵⬇️

The complexity of tobacco smoke-induced mutagenesis in head and neck cancer

Nature Genetics - Whole-genome sequencing and mutational signature analysis of 265 head and neck cancer samples collected from eight different countries provide insight into the vital contribution...

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