Article
Clinical significance in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma of pathogenic somatic mitochondrial mutations.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Lai Chih-Hsiung, Huang Shiang-Fu, Liao Chun-Ta, Chen I-How, Wang Hung-Ming, Hsieh Ling-Ling
Abstract excerpt
Somatic mutations affecting the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have been frequently observed in human cancers and proposed as important oncological biomarkers. However, the clinical significance of mtDNA mutations in cancer remains unclear. This study was therefore performed to explore the possible clinical use in assessing oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) of pathogenic mtDNA mutations. The entire mitochondrial...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
