The knowledge of the haplogroups of the analyzed subjects allows to prevent errors in the analysis of the association between mtDNA variations and some pathologies like diabetes. In this paper a cohort of type 2 diabetic Italian patients with known mitochondrial genetic background (haplogroup) were investigated for the presence in the blood of the 3243A>G mutation and other variants of close to tRNA(Leu(UUR)) gene (16S/ND1 region) of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The 3243A>G mutation was present in 0.4% of analyzed patients in agreement with the reported frequencies of such mutation in other European groups. This result suggests a limited role for the 3243A>G mutation in the pathogenesis of diabetes also in the Italian population. In the 16S/ND1 region 15 base changes were found. The knowledge of the haplogroup of the analyzed individuals
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Titolo: | Analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequence variations in type 2 Diabetes patients charactherized for haplogroup affiliation |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2010 |
Abstract: | The knowledge of the haplogroups of the analyzed subjects allows to prevent errors in the analysis of the association between mtDNA variations and some pathologies like diabetes. In this paper a cohort of type 2 diabetic Italian patients with known mitochondrial genetic background (haplogroup) were investigated for the presence in the blood of the 3243A>G mutation and other variants of close to tRNA(Leu(UUR)) gene (16S/ND1 region) of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The 3243A>G mutation was present in 0.4% of analyzed patients in agreement with the reported frequencies of such mutation in other European groups. This result suggests a limited role for the 3243A>G mutation in the pathogenesis of diabetes also in the Italian population. In the 16S/ND1 region 15 base changes were found. The knowledge of the haplogroup of the analyzed individuals |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11586/114634 |
ISBN: | 978-1-60876-968-1 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 2.1 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio) |