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Mitochondrial transcription factors TFA, TFB1 and TFB2: a search for DNA variants/haplotypes and the risk of cardiac hypertrophy.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2008
Alonso-Montes Cristina, Castro Mónica G, Reguero Julián R, Perrot Andreas, Ozcelik Cemil, Geier Christian, Posch Maximilian G, Morís César, Alvarez Victoria, Ruiz-Ortega Marta, Coto Eliecer
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial transcription factors mtTFA, mtTFB1 and mtTFB2 are required for the replication of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), regulating the number of mtDNA copies. Mice with a mtTFA deletion showed a reduced number of mtDNA copies, a reduction in respiratory chain activity, and a characteristic dilated cardiomyopathy. DNA variants in these genes could be involved in the risk for cardiac hypertrophy (HCM). We...
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