Mitochondrial control region alterations and breast cancer risk: a study in South Indian population.

BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial displacement loop (D-loop) is the hot spot for mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) alterations which influence the generation of cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). Association of D-loop alterations with breast cancer has been reported in few ethnic groups; however none of the re...

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Main Authors: Nageswara Rao Tipirisetti, Suresh Govatati, Priyanka Pullari, Sravanthi Malempati, Murali Krishna Thupurani, Shyam Perugu, Praveen Guruvaiah, Lakshmi Rao K, Raghunadha Rao Digumarti, Varadacharyulu Nallanchakravarthula, Manjula Bhanoori, Vishnupriya Satti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3907410?pdf=render