Following mitochondrial footprints through a long mucosal path to lung cancer.
BACKGROUND:Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations are reported in different tumors. However, there is no information on the temporal development of the mtDNA mutations/content alteration and their extent in normal and abnormal mucosa continuously exposed to tobacco smoke in lung cancer patients. METHOD...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-08-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2719062?pdf=render |