Article
Impact of somatic mutations in the D-loop of mitochondrial DNA on the survival of oral squamous cell carcinoma patients.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Lin Jin-Ching, Wang Chen-Chi, Jiang Rong-San, Wang Wen-Yi, Liu Shih-An
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate somatic mutations in the D-loop of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and their impact on survival in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Surgical specimen confirmed by pathological examination and corresponding non-cancerous tissues were collected from 120 oral squamous cell carcinoma patients. The sequence in the D-loop of mtDNA from...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mouth Neoplasms
- Mutation
- Nucleic Acid Conformation
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
