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Somatic mitochondrial DNA mutations in neurofibromatosis type 1-associated tumors.
Molecular cancer research : MCR - 1 Aug 2004
Kurtz Andreas, Lueth Maria, Kluwe Lan, Zhang Tingguo, Foster Rosemary, Mautner Victor-Felix, Hartmann Melanie, Tan Duan-Jun, Martuza Robert L, Friedrich Reinhard E, Driever Pablo Hernáiz, Wong Lee-Jun C
Abstract excerpt
Neurofibromatosis type 1 is an autosomal dominantly inherited disease predisposing to a multitude of tumors, most characteristically benign plexiform neurofibromas and diffuse cutaneous neurofibromas. We investigated the presence and distribution of somatic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations in...
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