Mitochondrial DNA Haplogroups and the Risk of Sporadic Parkinson′s Disease in Han Chinese

Background: Mitochondrial dysfunction is linked to the pathogenesis of Parkinson′s disease (PD). However, the precise role of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variations is obscure. On the other hand, mtDNA haplogroups have been inconsistently reported to modify the risk of PD among different population. H...

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Published in:	Chinese Medical Journal
Main Authors:	Ya-Fang Chen, Wan-Jin Chen, Xiao-Zhen Lin, Qi-Jie Zhang, Jiang-Ping Cai, Chia-Wei Liou, Ning Wang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer 2015-01-01
Subjects:	Han Chinese; Haplogroups; Mitochondrial DNA; Parkinson′s Disease
Online Access:	http://www.cmj.org/article.asp?issn=0366-6999;year=2015;volume=128;issue=13;spage=1748;epage=1754;aulast=Chen