Parental diabetes status reveals association of mitochondrial DNA haplogroup J1 with type 2 diabetes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although mitochondrial dysfunction is consistently manifested in patients with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM), the association of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence variants with T2DM varies among populations. These differences migh...

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Main Authors: Wainstein Julio, Cohen Josef, Blech Ilana, Ovadia Ofer, Feder Jeanette, Harman-Boehm Ilana, Glaser Benjamin, Mishmar Dan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/10/60