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. 2015 Sep 17;11(9):e1004350. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004350

Table 1. Parameters of the evolutionary model.

Parameter Definition Phase
N number of cells at risk for accumulating oncogenic mutations pre-initiation
D division rate of cells at risk for accumulating oncogenic mutations pre-initiation
u overall mutation probability per cell division both
α 1, β 1 shape parameters of mutational fitness kernel pre-initiation
b, d birth/death rate of cell initiating clonal expansion clonal expansion
α 2, β 2 shape parameters of mutational fitness kernel clonal expansion
N d number of cells at time of detection clonal expansion