A somatic mutation is a 'driver' if it confers a selective fitness advantage to the clone it arises in; 'passenger' otherwise. Most mutations in a mature tumor are passengers — hitchhikers on the driver that initiated their clonal…
A somatic mutation is a 'driver' if it confers a selective fitness advantage to the clone it arises in; 'passenger' otherwise. Most mutations in a mature tumor are passengers — hitchhikers on the driver that initiated their clonal…