Reduced mitochondrial DNA content associates with poor prognosis of prostate cancer in African American men.

Reduction or depletion of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been associated with cancer progression. Although imbalanced mtDNA content is known to occur in prostate cancer, differences in mtDNA content between African American (AA) and Caucasian American (CA) men are not defined. We provide the first ev...

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Main Authors: Shahriar Koochekpour, Timothy Marlowe, Keshav K Singh, Kristopher Attwood, Dhyan Chandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3781126?pdf=render