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Mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid may play a role in a subset of sudden infant death syndrome cases.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Jul 2014
Läer K, Vennemann M, Rothämel T, Klintschar M
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AIM: It has been suggested that progressive adenosine triphosphate (ATP) depletion could play a key role in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Because mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid (mtDNA) codes for a subset of essential genes for oxidative phosphorylation, we investigated 22 mtDNA polymorphisms in a large sample of Caucasian SIDS cases. METHODS: A total of 774 samples were analysed, 365 from infant SIDS...
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