title: Mitochondria and cancer.
abstract: The authors review the role played by mutations in mitochondrial DNA and in nuclear genes encoding mitochondrial proteins in cancer development, with an emphasis on the alterations of the oxidative phosphorylation system and glycolysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Valdemar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Máximo
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sobrinho-Simões