Mitochondrial DNA mutations in gynecological cancers

Mitochondria are metabolic organelles inherited only from the mother and possessing their own genome(mtDNA). The mt DNA is a circular, double-stranded molecule of 16.569 bp length containing 37 genes coding13 polypeptides, 2 genes of rRNA (12S, 16S), and 22 genes of tRNA. All of these proteins are s...

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Main Authors: Kinga Księżakowska, Anna Nowińska-Serwach, Jacek R. Wilczyński
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2011-12-01
Series:Menopause Review
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Online Access:http://www.termedia.pl/Mutacje-mitochondrialnego-DNA-w-nowotworach-narzadow-plciowych-i-piersi-u-kobiet,4,18023,1,0.html