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Characterization of retinal and blood mitochondrial DNA from age-related macular degeneration patients.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Aug 2010
Kenney M Cristina, Atilano Shari R, Boyer David, Chwa Marilyn, Chak Garrick, Chinichian Sahmon, Coskun Pinar, Wallace Douglas C, Nesburn Anthony B, Udar Nitin S
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PURPOSE: To determine mitochondrial (mt)DNA variants in AMD and age-matched normal retinas. METHODS: Total DNA was isolated from retinas (AMD, n = 13; age-matched normal, n = 13), choroid (AMD, n = 3), and blood (AMD, n = 138; normal, n = 133). Long-extension-polymerase chain reaction amplified the full-length ( approximately 16.2 kb) mtDNA genome. Retinal mtDNA was sequenced for nucleotide variants and length...
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