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Review
. 2009 May;454(5):481-95.
doi: 10.1007/s00428-009-0766-2. Epub 2009 Apr 3.

Mitochondria and cancer

Valdemar Máximo  1 , Jorge Lima, Paula Soares, Manuel Sobrinho-Simões
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Review

Mitochondria and cancer

Valdemar Máximo et al. Virchows Arch. 2009 May.

Abstract

The authors review the role played by mutations in mitochondrial DNA and in nuclear genes encoding mitochondrial proteins in cancer development, with an emphasis on the alterations of the oxidative phosphorylation system and glycolysis.

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