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Mitochondrial DNA as a potential tool for early cancer detection.
Human genomics - 1 Jan 2006
Parr Ryan L, Dakubo Gabriel D, Thayer Robert E, McKenney Keith, Birch-Machin Mark A
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The recent surge in mitochondrial research has been driven by the identification of mitochondria-associated diseases and the role of mitochondria in apoptosis. Both of these aspects have identified mitochondrial analysis as a vital component of medical research. Moreover, mitochondria have been implicated in the process of carcinogenesis because of their vital role in energy production, nuclear-cytoplasmic signal...
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