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Mitochondrial haplogroup A is a genetic risk factor for atherothrombotic cerebral infarction in Japanese females.
Mitochondrion - 1 Jan 2000
Nishigaki Yutaka, Yamada Yoshiji, Fuku Noriyuki, Matsuo Hitoshi, Segawa Tomonori, Watanabe Sachiro, Kato Kimihiko, Yokoi Kiyoshi, Yamaguchi Sachiyo, Nozawa Yoshinori, Tanaka Masashi
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Mitochondrion-derived reactive oxygen species possibly play an important role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and atherothrombotic cerebral infarction, because mitochondria in vascular endothelial cells are the major site of superoxide production. In the present study, we surveyed mitochon...
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