The Aneuploidy Conundrum
doi:10.7244/cmj.2017.10.001
Sarah Adams
Cancer is characterised by its capacity for over-proliferation. Aneuploidy, meanwhile, has long been associated with a decreased rate of cell proliferation in untransformed cells and yet also predisposes to cancer. The paradoxical nature of these findings has meant that the role of aneuploidy in cancer remains hotly debated.