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Mitochondrial genetic polymorphisms and pancreatic cancer risk.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Jul 2007
Wang Liang, Bamlet William R, de Andrade Mariza, Boardman Lisa A, Cunningham Julie M, Thibodeau Stephen N, Petersen Gloria M
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The role of genes that influence the risk of developing pancreatic cancer (PC) has not been well studied. The mitochondrion, conventionally thought to be an organelle specific to energy metabolism, is in fact multifunctional and has been implicated in many diseases, including cancer. To evaluate...
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