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Mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms and haplogroups in Parkinson's disease and control individuals with a similar genetic background.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2008
Latsoudis Helen, Spanaki Cleanthe, Chlouverakis Grigoris, Plaitakis Andreas
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial complex I deficiency has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD), but as yet no mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variations have been identified that could account for the impaired complex I activity. On the other hand, it has been suggested that mtDNA polymorphisms (mtSNPs) or haplogroups may modify the risk of developing PD. Here, we determined the distributions of ten mtSNPs that...
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