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The Role of Mitochondrial DNA Variation in Age-Related Decline in Gait Speed Among Older Men Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 16 Aug 2018
Sun Jing, Brown Todd T, Samuels David C, Hulgan Todd, D'Souza Gypsyamber, Jamieson Beth D, Erlandson Kristine M, Martinson Jeremy, Palella Frank J, Margolick Joseph B, Kirk Gregory D, Schrack Jennifer A
Abstract excerpt
Background: Age-related gait speed decline is accelerated in men with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Mitochondrial genetic variation is associated with frailty and mortality in the general population and may provide insight into mechanisms of functional decline in people aging with HIV. Methods: Gait speed was assessed semiannually in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups...
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