Extra Copies of Chromosome 1q May Drive Pancreatic Cancer

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Ludwig Center uncovered new evidence that extra copies of a specific chromosome segment — chromosome 1q — may play a key role in the earliest stages of pancreatic cancer development.

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