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Mitochondrial DNA content in breast cancer: Impact on in vitro and in vivo phenotype and patient prognosis.
Oncotarget - 17 May 2016
Weerts Marjolein J A, Sieuwerts Anieta M, Smid Marcel, Look Maxime P, Foekens John A, Sleijfer Stefan, Martens John W M
Abstract excerpt
Reduced mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content in breast cancer cell lines has been associated with transition towards a mesenchymal phenotype, but its clinical consequences concerning breast cancer dissemination remain unidentified. Here, we aimed to clarify the link between mtDNA content and a mesenchymal phenotype and its relation to prognosis of breast cancer patients. We analyzed mtDNA content in 42 breast cancer...
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