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Afshan N Malik1, Rojeen Shahni, Masud M Iqbal.
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We report that mitochondrial DNA (MtDNA) copy numbers are increased in peripheral blood of patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN). Using qPCR for quantitation, we found a 2-4-fold significant increase (p<0.05) in the mean MtDNA values in DN patients vs. healthy controls and diabetics without nephropathy. Increased MtDNA in DN could contribute to increased oxidative stress.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19660820 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2009.07.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diabetes Res Clin Pract ISSN: 0168-8227 Impact factor: 5.602