MITOCHONDRIAL DNA 4977 bp DELETION IN CHRONIC CERVICITIS AND CERVIX CANCERS
Kara M, Tatar A, Borekci B, Dagli F, Oztas S
*Corresponding Author: Murat Kara M.D., Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, Firat University, Universite cad. No. 2, 23119 Elazig, Turkey; Tel: +90-424-233-35-55/1938; Fax: +90-424-238-80-96; E-mail: drmuratkara@hotmail.com
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by isolating mtDNA of tissues from individuals with chronic cervicitis and cervix cancer as the study group and from individuals without any cervical disease as the control group. In the assessment of mtDNA obtained from material of 35 patients with chronic cervicitis, we found heteroplasmy in 28 patients (80.0%) (p = 0.0001). Seven patients (20.0%) were normal, whereas none of the patients with chronic cervicitis had the 4977 bp homoplasmic deletion. The mtDNA assessment of 21 patients with cervical cancer showed that 17 patients (81.0%) were normal, two patients (9.5%) had heteroplasmy, and two patients (9.5%) had the 4977 bp homoplasmic deletion (p = 0.0001). Study of the mtDNA tissue samples from 16 patients in the control group showed that fi ve patients had heteroplasmy (31.2%), 11 individuals were normal (68.8%) (p = 0.0001). None of the control subjects had a 4977 bp homoplasmic deletion (Table 2 and Figure 1).



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