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Circulating mitochondrial DNA in the serum of patients with testicular germ cell cancer as a novel noninvasive diagnostic biomarker
20 Jan 2009
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To analyse the diagnostic and prognostic value of cell-free mitochondrial (mt)DNA in patients with testicular cancer, as increased levels of cell-free circulating mtDNA have been reported in patients with cancer. PATIENTS, SUBJECTS AND METHODS: In all, 74 patients with testicular cancer (seminoma in 39, nonseminoma in 35) and 35 healthy individuals were included in the study. Circulating DNA was...
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