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Novel Point Mutations in Mitochondrial MT-CO2 Gene May Be Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease.
Applied biochemistry and biotechnology - 1 Jul 2020
Heidari Mohammad Mehdi, Mirfakhradini Fatemeh Sadat, Tayefi Fahime, Ghorbani Saghar, Khatami Mehri, Hadadzadeh Mehdi
Abstract excerpt
A wide range of genetic and environmental interactions are involved in the development of coronary artery disease (CAD). Considerable evidence suggests that mitochondrial DNA mutations are associated with heart failure. In this work, we examined the possible mutations in hotspot mitochondrial genes and their association with Iranian patients with coronary artery disease. In this case-control study, nucleotide...
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