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Mutations in the mitochondrial DNA D-loop region and breast cancer risk.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jan 2010
Ye Chuanzhong, Shu Xiao Ou, Pierce Larry, Wen Wanqing, Courtney Regina, Gao Yu-Tang, Zheng Wei, Cai Qiuyin
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Mitochondrial genome alterations have been suggested to play an important role in carcinogenesis. The D-loop region of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) contains essential transcription and replication elements, and mutations in this region may serve as a potential sensor for cellular DNA damage and a marker for cancer development. Using data and samples from the Shanghai Breast Cancer Study, we investigated MnlI...
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