Mitochondrial DNA copy number in peripheral blood and melanoma risk.

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number in peripheral blood has been suggested as risk modifier in various types of cancer. However, its influence on melanoma risk is unclear. We evaluated the association between mtDNA copy number in peripheral blood and melanoma risk in 500 melanoma cases and 500 hea...

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Main Authors: Jie Shen, Vancheswaran Gopalakrishnan, Jeffrey E Lee, Shenying Fang, Hua Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4482392?pdf=render