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Analysis of BRCA1 and mtDNA haplotypes and mtDNA polymorphism in familial breast cancer.
Mitochondrial DNA - 1 Apr 2015
Gutiérrez Povedano Cristina, Salgado Josefa, Gil Carmen, Robles Maitane, Patiño-García Ana, García-Foncillas Jesús
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) defects have been postulated to play an important role in the modulation and/or progression of cancer. In the past decade, a wide spectrum of mtDNA variations have been suggested as potentially sensitive and specific biomarkers for several human cancer types. In this context, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) described as protective or risk variants have been published, in...
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