Limited clinical relevance of mitochondrial DNA mutation and gene expression analyses in ovarian cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In recent years, numerous studies have investigated somatic mutations in mitochondrial DNA in various tumours. The observed high mutation rates might reflect mitochondrial deregulation; consequently, mutation analyses could be clinic...

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Main Authors: Rachinger Andrea, Bartnik Ewa, Kupryjanczyk Jolanta, Bragoszewski Piotr, Ostrowski Jerzy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/8/292