Mutation, clonal fitness and field change in epithelial carcinogenesis.

Developments in lineage tracing in mouse models have revealed how stem cells maintain normal squamous and glandular epithelia. Here we review recent quantitative studies tracing the fate of individual mutant stem cells which have uncovered how common oncogenic mutations alter cell behaviour, creating clones with a growth advantage that may persist long term.

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