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Somatic mitochondrial DNA mutations in prostate cancer and normal appearing adjacent glands in comparison to age-matched prostate samples without malignant histology.
The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD - 1 Jul 2006
Parr Ryan L, Dakubo Gabriel D, Crandall Keith A, Maki Jennifer, Reguly Brian, Aguirre Andrea, Wittock Roy, Robinson Kerry, Alexander Jude S, Birch-Machin Mark A, Abdel-Malak Mamdouh, Froberg M Kent, Diamandis Eleftherios P, Thayer Robert E
Abstract excerpt
Studies of somatic mitochondrial DNA mutations have become an important aspect of cancer research because these mutations might have functional significance and/or serve as a biosensor for tumor detection. Here we report somatic mitochondrial DNA mutations from three specific tissue types (tumor, adjacent benign, and distant benign) recovered from 24 prostatectomy samples. Needle biopsy tissue from 12 individuals...
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