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Association study of common mitochondrial variants and cognitive ability.
Behavior genetics - 1 Sept 2009
Byrne Enda M, McRae Allan F, Duffy David L, Zhao Zhen Zhen, Martin Nicholas G, Wright Margaret J, Montgomery Grant W, Visscher Peter M
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondria are central to optimal functioning of the nervous system and disruption of mitochondrial function is known to lead to cognitive impairment. However, there has been little focus on whether common mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms contribute to normal variation in cognitive phenotypes. In this study, we use methodology for carrying out whole mitochondrial association studies in family cohorts to test...
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