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Maternally inherited coronary heart disease is associated with a novel mitochondrial tRNA mutation.
BMC cardiovascular disorders - 16 Dec 2019
Zhang Zhenxiao, Liu Mingyang, He Jianshuai, Zhang Xiaotian, Chen Yuehua, Li Hui
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common cause of mortality globally, yet mitochondrial genetic mutations associated with CHD development remain incompletely understood. METHODS: The subjects from three Chinese families with LHON underwent clinical, genetic, molecular, and biochemical evaluations. Biochemical characterizations included measuring the effects of the15910C > T mutation on tRNAThr...
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