Mitochondrial DNA Haplogroups and Susceptibility to Neuroblastoma

Mitochondrial DNA Haplogroups and Susceptibility to Prostate Cancer in a Colombian Population

Prostate cancer (PC) is one of the most common cancers and the second leading cause of mortality from cancer in Colombian men. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups have been associated with the risk of PC. Several studies have demonstrated dramatic differences regarding the risk of PC among men from different ethnic backgrounds. The present study was aimed at assessing the relationship between...

Mitochondrial Haplogroups and Well Defined Populations

Mitochondrial DNA Haplogroups and Neurocognitive Impairment During HIV Infection.

BACKGROUND Neurocognitive impairment (NCI) remains an important complication in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Ancestry-related mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups have been associated with outcomes of HIV infection and combination antiretroviral therapy (CART), and with neurodegenerative diseases. We hypothesize that mtDNA haplogroups are associated with NCI in HIV...

Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups and age-related hearing loss.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether variants of the mitochondrial genome influence the risk of developing age-related hearing loss (ARHL). DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Eligible participants were noninstitutionalized permanent residents 49 years or older identified in a door-to-door census of 2 suburban postcode areas, west of Sydney, Australia. PARTICIPANTS The Blue Mountains Hearing ...

Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups and ageing mechanisms in osteoarthritis.

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA AND AGEING Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis affecting more than 12% of people over the age of 60. Although late-onset articular cartilage degeneration is common and age is one of the most important risk factors for the disease, the relationship between old age and OA is not fully understood. In the past it was believed that the link with age was due to ...