Using genetic sequencing technology, the team also discovered the tumours' transcriptome, the set of genes that are activated in tumours, and they closely matched those of Schwann cells, which gave an indication as to where the disease originated.
The team was using genetic sequencing technology. The team also discovered the tumours'transcriptome. The tumours' transcriptome were the set of genes. These genes are activated in tumours. They closely matched those of Schwann cells. Schwann cells gave an indication as to where the disease originated.