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Inherited common variants in mitochondrial DNA and invasive serous epithelial ovarian cancer risk.
BMC research notes - 22 Oct 2013
Earp Madalene A, Brooks-Wilson Angela, Cook Linda, Le Nhu
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BACKGROUND: Mitochondria are the site of oxidative phosphorylation, a process which generates reactive oxygen species (ROS). Elevated ROS levels can lead to oxidative stress, a cellular state implicated in carcinogenesis. It is hypothesized that alternations in mitochondrial (MT) DNA, including heritable MT single nucleotide polymorphisms (MT-SNPs), have the potential to change the capacity of MT function,...
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