Understanding the Implications of Mitochondrial DNA Variation in the Health of Black Southern African Populations: The 2014 Workshop.

1Centre for Human Metabonomics, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa; 2Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa; 3Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Division of Human Genetics & Institute for Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa; 4Department of Paediatrics, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; 5Department of Paediatric Neurology, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa; 6Department of Chemical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa; 7Diabetes Research Group, Division of Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences, School of Medicine, King’s College London, London, UK; 8Neurogenetics Unit, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK; 9Clinical Genetics, Division of Human Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa; 10Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, (Potchefstroom Campus), Potchefstroom, South Africa; 11Wellcome Trust Centre for Mitochondrial Research, Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; 12Mitochondrial Research Group, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; 13Division of Human Genetics, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand and the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa; 14Department of Immunology and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa