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Coronary heart disease is associated with a mutation in mitochondrial tRNA.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Oct 2013
Jia Zidong, Wang Xinjian, Qin Yanwen, Xue Ling, Jiang Pingping, Meng Yanzi, Shi Suxue, Wang Yan, Qin Mo Jun, Guan Min-Xin
Abstract excerpt
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Mitochondrial genetic determinant for the development of CHD remains poorly explored. We report there the clinical, genetic, molecular and biochemical characterization of a four-generation Chinese family with maternally inherited CHD. Thirteen of 32 adult members in this family exhibited variable severity and age-at-onset of CHD. Mutational...
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