Potential pitfalls in MitoChip detected tumor-specific somatic mutations: a call for caution when interpreting patient data

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Several investigators have employed high throughput mitochondrial sequencing array (MitoChip) in clinical studies to search mtDNA for markers linked to cancers. In consequence, a host of somatic mtDNA mutations have been identified a...

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Main Authors: Palanichamy Malliya, Zhang Ya-Ping
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/10/597