Article
Mitochondrial DNA mutations in diabetes mellitus patients in Chinese Han population.
Gene - 1 Dec 2013
Wang Suijun, Wu Songhua, Zheng Taishan, Yang Zhen, Ma Xiaojing, Jia Weiping, Xiang Kunsan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Mutations of mitochondrial DNA are associated with diabetes mellitus (DM). The present case-control study aimed to investigate the mutations of mitochondrial DNA in DM patients of Chinese Han ethnicity. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 770 DM patients and 309 healthy control individuals were enrolled. The mitochondrial DNA was extracted from blood cells and analyzed by the polymerase...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Asian People
- Case-Control Studies
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Point Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Prevalence
