Article
Generation, function and diagnostic value of mitochondrial DNA copy number alterations in human cancers.
Life sciences - 18 Jul 2011
Yu Man
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondria are key organelles in eukaryotic cells principally responsible for multiple cellular functions. In addition to a plethora of somatic mutations as well as polymorphic sequence variations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), the identification of increased or reduced mtDNA copy number has been increasingly reported in a broad range of primary human cancers, underscoring that accumulation of mtDNA content...
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