Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number Associated With Risk Of Kidney Cancer
Friday, August 1, 2008 - 09:35
in Biology & Nature
Genetic factors were shown to influence the number of copies of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in healthy cells. A lower mtDNA copy number was associated with an increased risk of renal cell cancer in a case-control study.
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