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Number of somatic mutations in the mitochondrial D-loop region indicates poor prognosis in breast cancer, independent of TP53 mutation.
Cancer genetics and cytogenetics - 1 Sept 2010
Kuo Shou-Jen, Chen Ming, Ma Gwo-Chin, Chen Shou-Tung, Chang Shun-Ping, Lin Wen-Yin, Chen Yen-Chieh, Lee Tsung-Hsien, Lin Ta-Tsung, Liu Chin-San
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to investigate whether somatic mutations in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) D-loop region correlate with known prognostic factors, namely, age, tumor size, lymph node status, metastasis, tumor-node-metastasis stage, lymphovascular invasion, and status of the progesterone receptor, estrogen receptor, ERBB2 (alias HER2/neu), and TP53 proteins (as determined by immunohistochemistry) and...
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