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Mitochondrial DNA mutations distinguish bilateral multifocal renal oncocytomas from familial Birt-Hogg-Dubé tumors.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Nov 2015
Lang Martin, Vocke Cathy D, Merino Maria J, Schmidt Laura S, Linehan W Marston
Abstract excerpt
Oncocytomas are mostly benign tumors characterized by accumulation of defective mitochondria, and in sporadic cases, are associated with disruptive mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations. However, the role mtDNA mutations have in renal tumors of Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD) patients and other renal oncocytomas with an apparent genetic component has not been investigated to date. Here we characterize the mitochondrial genome...
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