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The significance of mitochondrial DNA D-loop region mutations in non-small cell lung cancer

JIANG Lei1WANG Zu-yi1,*,WANG Guo-wen1,ZHAO Hua2   

  1. 1. Department of Cardiothoracic and Stomatology Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000; 2. Department of Dentistry, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, Anhui, China
  • Received:2012-12-31 Revised:2013-03-02 Online:2013-03-30 Published:2013-03-30
  • Contact: WANG Zu-yi,E-mail:wangzuyi77@sina.com

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To study the role of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations in D-loop region in non-small cell lung cancer patient’s and its possible clinical application. METHODS:The mtDNA of both cancer and paracancerous tissue cells of 20 non-small cell lung cancer patients was extracted, the D-loop region propagated by PCR sequenced,and mutations taking the mtDNA D-loop sequences of the human genome as control were analyzed. RESULTS:Mutations were found in the sequence of the cancer and paracancerous tissue cells of all 20 cases of non-small cell lung cancers. Among the 265 mutations there were 69 specific mutations of cancer tissue,96 specific mutations of paracancerous tissue and 50 common mutations. CONCLUSION:The mutations of D-loop region of mtDNA occurred mainly in HVRII region,and it may play an important role in the development of non-small cell lung cancer.

Key words: mtDNA, D-loop region, mutation, lung cancer