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Mitochondrial DNA G10398A polymorphism and invasive breast cancer in African-American women.
Cancer research - 1 Sept 2005
Canter Jeffrey A, Kallianpur Asha R, Parl Fritz F, Millikan Robert C
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondria generate oxygen-derived free radicals that damage mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) as well as nuclear DNA and in turn promote carcinogenesis. The mtDNA G10398A polymorphism alters the structure of Complex I in the mitochondrial electron transport chain, an important site of free radical production. This polymorphism is associated with several neurodegenerative disorders. We hypothesized that the 10398A...
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