Control region mutations and the 'common deletion' are frequent in the mitochondrial DNA of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>North central China has some of the highest rates of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in the world with cumulative mortality surpassing 20%. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) accumulates more mutations than nuclear DNA and because of its h...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2004-07-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/4/30 |