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arxiv: 1306.6919 · v1 · pith:X7XNT26Bnew · submitted 2013-06-28 · 🧮 math.PR · q-bio.PE

The waiting time for a second mutation: an alternative to the Moran model

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The appearance of cancer in a tissue is thought to be the result of two or more successive mutations. We propose a stochastic model that allows for an exact computation of the distribution of the waiting time for a second mutation. This models the time of appearance of the first cancerous cell in a tissue. Our model is an alternative to the Moran model with mutations.

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