Is Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number Associated with Clinical Characteristics and Prognosis in Gastric Cancer?

• Published in: Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 87 - 90
• Main Authors: Lee, Hyunsu, Lee, Jae-Ho, Kim, Dong-Choon, Hwang, IlSeon, Kang, Yu-Na, Gwon, Gi-Jeong, Choi, In-Jang, Kim, Shin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: mitochondrial DNA; copy number; Gastric cancer; prognosis

Alterations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have been studied in various cancers. However, the clinical value of mtDNA copy number (mtCN) alterations in gastric cancer (GC) is poorly understood. In the present study, we investigated whether alterations in mtCNs might be associated with clinicopathologi...