Researchers reveal that reduction in mitochondrial DNA may lead to metastasis of brea

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For years, scientists have observed that tumor cells from certain breast cancer patients with aggressive forms of the disease contained low levels of mitochondrial DNA. But, until recently, no one was able to explain how this characteristic influenced disease progression.

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