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The association of mitochondrial DNA 5178 C > a polymorphism with plasma lipid levels among three ethnic groups.
Annals of human genetics - 1 Nov 2005
Lal S, Madhavan M, Heng C K
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondria are eukaryotic cytoplasmic organelles responsible for oxidative phosphorylation. The C to A nucleotide transversion in the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 (MT-ND2) coding region of mitochondrial DNA has been reported to be associated with plasma lipid levels, adult onset diseases and lo...
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