Germline mutation rate predicts cancer mortality across 37 vertebrate species
S. E. Kapsetaki, Z. T. Compton, W. Mellon, O. Vincze, M. T. Giraudeau, T. Harrison, L. Abegglen, A. Boddy, C. C. Maley, J. Schiffman
The paper finds a positive correlation between germline mutation rates and cancer mortality across 37 vertebrate species.
bioRxiv · Aug 13, 2023Cancer Biology