Cancer type-specific modulation of mitochondrial haplogroups in breast, colorectal and thyroid cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups and single nucleotide polymorphisms (mtSNP) have been shown to play a role in various human conditions including aging and some neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic diseases and cancer.</p>...

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Main Authors: Fang Hezhi, Shen Lijun, Chen Tao, He Jing, Ding Zhinan, Wei Jia, Qu Jianchun, Chen Guorong, Lu Jianxin, Bai Yidong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/10/421