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Novel non-neutral mitochondrial DNA mutations found in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Clinical genetics - 1 Feb 2018
Järviaho T, Hurme-Niiranen A, Soini H K, Niinimäki R, Möttönen M, Savolainen E-R, Hinttala R, Harila-Saari A, Uusimaa J
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Mitochondria produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP) for energy requirements via the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system. One of the hallmarks of cancer is the energy shift toward glycolysis. Low OXPHOS activity and increased glycolysis are associated with aggressive types of cancer. Mitochondria have their own genome (mitochondrial DNA [mtDNA]) encoding for 13 essential subunits of the OXPHOS...
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