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The mtDNA 15497 G/A polymorphism in cytochrome b in severe obese subjects from Southern Italy.
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD - 1 Oct 2006
Liguori Rosario, Mazzaccara Cristina, Pasanisi Fabrizio, Buono Pasqualina, Oriani Giovannangelo, Finelli Carmine, Contaldo Franco, Sacchetti Lucia
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: A large number of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations have been implicated in degenerative diseases and aging. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the 15497 G/A mtDNA polymorphism (G251S) in the cytochrome b subunit of respiratory complex III, which has been associat...
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