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Mitochondrial DNA Rearrangement Spectrum in Brain Tissue of Alzheimer's Disease: Analysis of 13 Cases.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Chen Yucai, Liu Changsheng, Parker William Davis, Chen Hongyi, Beach Thomas G, Liu Xinhua, Serrano Geidy E, Lu Yanfen, Huang Jianjun, Yang Kunfang, Wang Chunmei
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BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial dysfunction may play a central role in the pathologic process of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but there is still a scarcity of data that directly links the pathology of AD with the alteration of mitochondrial DNA. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive assessment of mtDNA rearrangement events in AD brain tissue. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Postmortem frozen human brain cerebral cortex...
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