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Identification of mitochondrial genetic variants associated with human corneocyte size in Japanese women.
Experimental dermatology - 1 Dec 2022
Inoue Yu, Igarashi Toshio, Hasebe Yuichi, Kawagishi-Hotta Mika, Okuno Ryosuke, Yamada Takaaki, Hasegawa Seiji
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondria have their own DNA (mtDNA). Genetic variants are likely to accumulate in mtDNA, and its base substitution rate is known to be very fast, 10-20 times faster than that of nuclear DNA. For this reason, mtSNPs (mitochondrial genome single nucleotide polymorphisms) are frequently detected in mtDNA. Several thousands of copies of mtDNA are considered to be present in a cell, and variants that have occurred...
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