Cancer Genome Characterization Initiative

**Semantic type:** Conceptual Entity

**Definition:** A research project that supports genomics research on rare adult and pediatric cancers to develop and apply advanced sequencing methods for examining genomes, exomes, and transcriptomes of tumors. The resulting molecular data can be used to identify novel genetic abnormalities contributing to cancer pathogenesis, helping to identify the underlying causes of these cancers and identify potential therapeutic targets.

**Synonyms:** - CGCI - CGCI