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Mitochondrial haplogroups H and J: risk and protective factors for ischemic cardiomyopathy.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Fernández-Caggiano Mariana, Barallobre-Barreiro Javier, Rego-Pérez Ignacio, Crespo-Leiro María G, Paniagua María Jesus, Grillé Zulaika, Blanco Francisco J, Doménech Nieves
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BACKGROUND: Since mitochondria are the principal source of reactive oxygen species (ROS), these organelles may play an important role in ischemic cardiomyopathy (IC) development. The mitochondrial genome may influence this disease. The aim of the present study was to test the relationship between IC development and the impact of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) defining the...
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