Mitochondrial DNA haplogroup analysis in Saudi Arab patients with multiple sclerosis.

Previous studies have suggested that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variants are associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), a complex neurodegenerative immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system. Since mtDNA is maternally inherited without recombination, specific mtDNA variants defining genetic...

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Main Authors: Ghada Al-Kafaji, Materah Salem Alwehaidah, Manahel Mahmood Alsabbagh, Maram A Alharbi, Moiz Bakhiet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279237