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Platelet mitochondrial DNA methylation: a potential new marker of cardiovascular disease

BACKGROUND: Platelets are critical in the etiology of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the mitochondria in these cells serve as an energy source for platelet function. Epigenetic factors, especially DNA methylation, have been employed as markers of CVD. Unlike nuclear DNA methylation, mitochondrial...

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Autores principales: Baccarelli, Andrea A, Byun, Hyang-Min
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4404685/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25901189
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13148-015-0078-0