Origins and functional consequences of somatic mitochondrial DNA mutations in human cancer

Recent sequencing studies have extensively explored the somatic alterations present in the nuclear genomes of cancers. Although mitochondria control energy metabolism and apoptosis, the origins and impact of cancer-associated mutations in mtDNA are unclear. In this study, we analyzed somatic alterat...

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Main Authors: Young Seok Ju, Ludmil B Alexandrov, Moritz Gerstung, Inigo Martincorena, Serena Nik-Zainal, Manasa Ramakrishna, Helen R Davies, Elli Papaemmanuil, Gunes Gundem, Adam Shlien, Niccolo Bolli, Sam Behjati, Patrick S Tarpey, Jyoti Nangalia, Charles E Massie, Adam P Butler, Jon W Teague, George S Vassiliou, Anthony R Green, Ming-Qing Du, Ashwin Unnikrishnan, John E Pimanda, Bin Tean Teh, Nikhil Munshi, Mel Greaves, Paresh Vyas, Adel K El-Naggar, Tom Santarius, V Peter Collins, Richard Grundy, Jack A Taylor, D Neil Hayes, David Malkin, ICGC Breast Cancer Group, ICGC Chronic Myeloid Disorders Group, ICGC Prostate Cancer Group, Christopher S Foster, Anne Y Warren, Hayley C Whitaker, Daniel Brewer, Rosalind Eeles, Colin Cooper, David Neal, Tapio Visakorpi, William B Isaacs, G Steven Bova, Adrienne M Flanagan, P Andrew Futreal, Andy G Lynch, Patrick F Chinnery, Ultan McDermott, Michael R Stratton, Peter J Campbell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2014-10-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/02935