Mitochondrial common deletion level in blood: New insight into the effects of age and Body Mass Index.

CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that the age affects purifying selection and BMI, which may influence the relative level of the mtDNA common deletion in blood.
PMID: 30714539 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Current Aging Science - February 6, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Tags: Curr Aging Sci Source Type: research