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Evidence for polymerase gamma, POLG1 variation in reduced mitochondrial DNA copy number in Parkinson's disease.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Mar 2015
Gui Ya-Xing, Xu Zhong-Ping, Lv Wen, Zhao Jin-Jia, Hu Xing-Yue
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BACKGROUND: It remains unclear whether the mtDNA content is related to the clinicopathological prognosis in Parkinson's disease (PD). METHODS/RESULTS: We analyzed the copy number of mtDNA using quantitative real-time PCR in 414 cases with PD and 231 healthy subjects from mainland of China. The level of mtDNA was significantly decreased in PD patients' peripheral blood as compared to that of healthy controls (p <...
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