Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists identified 200 genetic mutations responsible for most breast and colon cancers, findings that may lead to new tests for identifying cancer, and possibly to new therapies.

Most of the variations identified by Hopkins in the Thursday issue of Science Express were not previously associated with tumor origin, growth, spread or control, said researcher Kenneth Kinzler, with the Kimmel Center.

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