Research Progress of Mitochondrial DNA and Cancer

  • Dengsheng Guo Changzhi Medical College/Minimally Invasive Spine Department, Jincheng General Hospital
  • Jiangtao Jin Changzhi Medical College/Minimally Invasive Spine Department, Jincheng General Hospital
  • Deqiang Gao Changzhi Medical College/Minimally Invasive Spine Department, Jincheng General Hospital
  • Yuanyuan Wei Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine
  • Xiaojun XuYuanyuanWei Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine
  • Tianlei SunYuanyuanWei Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine
Keywords: Mitochondrial DNAMutation; Mitochondrial DNACopy Number; Cancer

Abstract

Mitochondrial DNAmutation will lead to a series of diseases, and Defective mitochondrial DNAwill lead to organ dysfunction.The increase of mutation frequency caused by nuclear DNArepair defect, replication error, carcinogen exposure and aging is generally consid-ered to drive the occurrence of cancer.In contrast, the status and role of mitochondrial genome mutation in cancer are not clear.We reviewed the variation in number and structure of mtDNAin colorectal cancer, liver cancer, breast cancer , aiming to illustrate the important role of mtDNAin the occurrence and development of cancer, and to provide some reference for early diagnosis, treatment and prognosis evaluation of cancer.

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Published
2023-12-27
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