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Difference in mitochondrial DNA copy number in peripheral blood cells between probands with autism spectrum disorders and their unaffected siblings.
The world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry - 1 Mar 2017
Yoo Hee Jeong, Park Mira, Kim Soon Ae
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OBJECTIVES: Several reports suggest that mitochondrial dysfunction is involved in the pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Therefore, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number, a common biomarker for mitochondrial dysfunction, might be associated with ASD phenotypes. METHODS: Relative mtDNA copy number in the peripheral blood cells of 100 Korean ASD patients and their unaffected sib-pairs was measured...
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