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Mitochondrial DNA sequence diversity in three ethnic populations from the South-west Iran: a preliminary study
To investigate the genetic structure of human populations in the South-west region of Iran, mitochondrial first hypervariable DNA sequences were obtained from 50 individuals representing three different ethnic...
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A Novel Mitochondrial Heteroplasmic C13806A Point Mutation Associated with Iranian Friedreich’s Ataxia
Friedreich’s ataxia (FRDA) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder caused by decreased expression of the protein Frataxin. Frataxin deficiency leads to excessive free radical production and dysfun...
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Analysis of HLA DR2&DQ6 (DRB1*1501, DQA1*0102, DQB1*0602) Haplotypes in Iranian Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is prototype of inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system .The etiology of MS remains unclear, but according to current data the disease develops in genetically s...
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Investigation of tRNALeu/Lys and ATPase 6 Genes Mutations in Huntington’s Disease
Huntington disease (HD) is a genetically dominant condition caused by expanded CAG repeats which code for glutamine in the HD gene product, huntingtin. Huntingtin is expressed in almost all tissues, so abnorma...
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Huntington’s Disease and Mitochondrial DNA Deletions: Event or Regular Mechanism for Mutant Huntingtin Protein and CAG Repeats Expansion?!
The mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) may play an essential role in the pathogenesis of the respiratory chain complex activities in neurodegenerative disorders such as Huntington’s disease (HD). Research studies were ...
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Investigation on Mitochondrial tRNALeu/Lys, NDI and ATPase 6/8 in Iranian Multiple Sclerosis Patients
As with chromosomal DNA, the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) can contain mutations that are highly pathogenic .In fact, many diseases of the central nervous system are known to be caused by mutations in mtDNA. Dysfu...
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Do Haplogroups H and U Act to Increase the Penetrance of Alzheimer’s Disease?
1. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia in the elderly in which interplay between genes and the environment is supposed to be involved. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has the only noncoding ...
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Mitochondrial D-Loop Variation in Persian Multiple Sclerosis Patients: K and A Haplogroups as a Risk Factor!!
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a multifocal demyelinating central nervous system disorder in which interplay between genes and the environment are supposed to be involved. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has the only no...