Quantification of mitochondrial DNA copy number in suspected cancer patients by a well optimized ddPCR method

Changes in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content is a useful clinical biomarker for various diseases, however results are controversial as several analytical factors can affect measurement of mtDNA. MtDNA is often quantified by taking ratio between a target mitochondrial gene and a reference nuclear gen...

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Main Authors: Ashfaque A. Memon, Bengt Zöller, Anna Hedelius, Xiao Wang, Emelie Stenman, Jan Sundquist, Kristina Sundquist
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Biomolecular Detection and Quantification
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221475351730205X