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Prevalence of somatic mitochondrial mutations and spatial distribution of mitochondria in non-small cell lung cancer.
British journal of cancer - 11 Jul 2017
Kazdal Daniel, Harms Alexander, Endris Volker, Penzel Roland, Kriegsmann Mark, Eichhorn Florian, Muley Thomas, Stenzinger Albrecht, Pfarr Nicole, Weichert Wilko, Warth Arne
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BACKGROUND: Mitochondria are considered relevant players in many tumour entities and first data indicate beneficial effects of mitochondria-targeted antioxidants in both cancer prevention and anticancer therapies. To further dissect the potential roles of mitochondria in NSCLC we comprehensively analysed somatic mitochondrial mutations, determined the spatial distribution of mitochondrial DNA within complete...
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