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Somatic mutation of mitochondrial DNA in cancerous and noncancerous liver tissue in individuals with hepatocellular carcinoma.
Cancer research - 1 Mar 2001
Nishikawa M, Nishiguchi S, Shiomi S, Tamori A, Koh N, Takeda T, Kubo S, Hirohashi K, Kinoshita H, Sato E, Inoue M
Abstract excerpt
Unlike other types of cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is usually preceded by chronic inflammation caused by viral infection. The mutation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in hepatocarcinogenesis associated with viral infection was investigated. Compared with control liver tissue, the frequency of mtDNA mutations was markedly increased in both noncancerous and cancerous liver specimens from individuals with...
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