INDIA, Jan. 18 -- The researchers say they have found evidence of new molecular mechanisms that may cause cancer and give rise to more-aggressive tumours. Researchers have discovered new regions of non-coding DNA that when altered may lead to cancer growth and progression, according to a pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes. The analysis reveals novel mechanisms of disease progression that could lead to new avenues of research and ultimately to better diagnostic tests and precision therapies. The study was published in the journal Molecular Cell. Although previous studies have focused on the two percent of the genome that codes for proteins, known as genes, this study analysed mutation patterns within the vast non-coding regions of human DN...