Mitochondrial DNA copy number and incident atrial fibrillation

Mitochondrial DNA copy number and incident atrial fibrillation

Abstract Background Mechanistic studies suggest that mitochondria DNA (mtDNA) dysfunction may be associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). The association between mtDNA copy number (mtDNA-CN) and incident AF in the general population, however, remains unknown. Methods We conducted...

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Main Authors: Di Zhao, Traci M. Bartz, Nona Sotoodehnia, Wendy S. Post, Susan R. Heckbert, Alvaro Alonso, Ryan J. Longchamps, Christina A. Castellani, Yun Soo Hong, Jerome I. Rotter, Henry J. Lin, Brian O’Rourke, Nathan Pankratz, John A. Lane, Stephanie Y. Yang, Eliseo Guallar, Dan E. Arking
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Mitochondria DNA copy number
mtDNA
Atrial fibrillation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01715-6

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