Method of detecting mitochondrial dysfunction
AssigneeChildren's Hospital Los Angeles
InventorsRichard G. Boles, Masamichi Ito
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Abstract
A method of screening a subject for mitochondrial dysfunction comprises detecting the presence or absence of single nucleotide changes in a hypervariable region of the mitochondrial DNA of said subject, the presence of such changes indicating that said subject is afflicted with or at risk of developing mitochondrial dysfunction.
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A method of screening a subject for mitochondrial dysfunction, comprising detecting the presence or absence of single nucleotide changes in a hypervariable region of the mitochondrial DNA of said subject, the presence of such changes indicating that said subject is afflicted with or at risk of developing mitochondrial dysfunction.
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