Mitochondrial DNA mutations in cancer--from bench to bedside.

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Mitochondria are cell organelles mostly known for their production of ATP through oxidative phosphorylation. As suggested over 70 years ago by O. Warburg and recently confirmed with molecular techniques, alterations in respiratory activity and mitochondrial DNA appear to be a common feature of malignant cells. Somatic mtDNA mutations have been reported in many types of cancer cells. MtDNA mutation pattern may...

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