Contamination and sample mix-up can best explain some patterns of mtDNA instabilities in buccal cells and oral squamous cell carcinoma
<p>Abstract</p> <p>The study of somatic DNA instabilities constitutes a debatable topic because different causes can lead to seeming DNA alteration patterns between different cells or tissues from the same individual. Carcinogenesis or the action of a particular toxic could generat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-04-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/113 |