Correlates of Peripheral Blood Mitochondrial DNA Content in a General Population

Accumulation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations leads to alterations of mitochondrial biogenesis and function that might produce a decrease in mtDNA content within cells. This implies that mtDNA content might be a potential biomarker associated with oxidative stress and inflammation. However, da...

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Main Authors: Knez, Judita, Winckelmans, Ellen, Plusquin, Michelle, Thijs, Lutgarde, Cauwenberghs, Nicholas, Gu, Yumei, Staessen, Jan A., Nawrot, Tim S., Kuznetsova, Tatiana
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4706678/