03/2020 - Mapping the breast cancer metastatic cascade onto ctDNA using genetic and epigenetic clonal tracking
Circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) allows tracking of the evolution of human cancers at high resolution, overcoming many limitations of tissue biopsies. However, exploiting ctDNA to determine how a patient’s cancer is evolving in order to aid clinical decisions remains difficult. This is because ctDNA is a mix of fragmented alleles, and the contribution of different […]
02/2020 - Measuring single cell divisions in human tissues from multi-region sequencing data
Both normal tissue development and cancer growth are driven by a branching process of cell division and mutation accumulation that leads to intra-tissue genetic heterogeneity. However, quantifying somatic evolution in humans remains challenging. Here, we show that multi-sample genomic data from a single time point of normal and cancer tissues contains information on single-cell divisions. […]
01/2020 - Direct Cost Related to Stroke: A Longitudinal Analysis of Survivors After Discharge From a Rehabilitation Hospital
Background: After discharge from a rehabilitation hospital, stroke survivors and their families may face considerable stroke-related direct costs. The total amount could be ascribed to the costs of formal and informal care and to the equipment or materials needed for care. Objectives: This study aims to describe the direct costs incurred after a stroke by survivors during […]