mtDNA mutations increase tumorigenicity in prostate cancer

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Abstract

Mutations in the mtDNA have been found to fulfill all of the criteria expected for pathogenic mutations causing prostate cancer. Focusing on the cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, we found that 11-12% of all prostate cancer patients harbored COI mutations that altered conserved amino acids (mean conservation index=83%), whereas

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Keywords
  • Heteroplasmy
  • Biology
  • Prostate cancer
  • Mitochondrial DNA
  • Cancer
  • Mutation
  • Genetics
  • Cancer research
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Life in Land
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