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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Main Authors: Salas Antonio, Bandelt Hans-Jürgen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/113