Mitochondrial DNA copy number variation across human cancers

Mutations, deletions, and changes in copy number of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), are observed throughout cancers. Here, we survey mtDNA copy number variation across 22 tumor types profiled by The Cancer Genome Atlas project. We observe a tendency for some cancers, especially of the bladder, breast, an...

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Main Authors: Ed Reznik, Martin L Miller, Yasin Şenbabaoğlu, Nadeem Riaz, Judy Sarungbam, Satish K Tickoo, Hikmat A Al-Ahmadie, William Lee, Venkatraman E Seshan, A Ari Hakimi, Chris Sander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2016-02-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/10769