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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Trends Cancer. 2022 Jul 29;8(12):1002–1018. doi: 10.1016/j.trecan.2022.07.004

Table 2.

mtDNA haplotype predictions in cancer risk

Haplotype Ancestry/race Cancer tissue of origin Risk change
B2 American Cervix Increase
D Asian Endometrium Increase
D South American Cervix Increase
D Asian NSCLC Reduced survival
D Asian Lung Decrease
D Asian Esophagus Increase
D4 Asian Thyroid Increase
D5 Asian Thyroid Increase
D5 Asian Breast Increase
H European Breast Increase
I European Breast Increase
J Middle East Uveal Increase
K European Pancreas Decrease
K European Breast Increase
K European Thyroid Decrease
L0 African Prostate Increased severity
M Asian Oral Increase
M Asian Cervix Increase
M Asian Stomach Increase
M Asian Breast Decrease
M7 Asian Lung Increase
M7 Asian Liver Decrease
N European Prostate Decrease
N Asian Thyroid Increase
N Asian Stomach Longer survival
N Asian Breast Increase
N Asian Prostate Decrease
N Asian Breast Increase
T Multiple Colorectal Increase
U European Prostate Increase
U European Breast Decrease
U European Kidney Increase
X European Breast Increase