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The prevalence of mistakes in published gene research could be more widespread than previously thought, according to an analysis of cancer-genetics papers in two high-impact journals.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00385-7

Pathmendra, P., Park, Y., Enguita, F. J. & Byrne, J. A. Preprint at bioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.02.03.526922 (2023).

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