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3.4 kb Mitochondrial Genome Deletion Serves as a Surrogate Predictive Biomarker for Prostate Cancer in Histopathologically Benign Biopsy Cores

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Author(s)

Ryan L. Parr, Rajiv Dhir, J P. Jakupciak, Brian Reguly, William Montelpare, Gabriel D. Dakubo

Abstract

Recently, we described a 3.4kb mitochondrial genome deletion having significance for identifying both malignant and benign prostate tissues (p<0.0001). Moreover, this biomarker was present in normal appearing tissue in close proximity to tumor, indicating a field cancerization effect. Here we report 4 case studies (3 malignant, 1 benign) suggesting that this field effect may occur in advance of tumorigenesis, or alternatively, identify the presence of a small tumor focus/foci which are difficult to detect with single, or even multiple sextant biopsy procedures.
Citation
Journal of Molecular Diagnostics
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

cancer, case histories, mitochondria, prediction

Citation

Parr, R. , Dhir, R. , Jakupciak, J. , Reguly, B. , Montelpare, W. and Dakubo, G. (2021), 3.4 kb Mitochondrial Genome Deletion Serves as a Surrogate Predictive Biomarker for Prostate Cancer in Histopathologically Benign Biopsy Cores, Journal of Molecular Diagnostics (Accessed May 7, 2024)

Created October 12, 2021