Wild-Type Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number in Urinary Cells as a Useful Marker for Diagnosing Severity of the Mitochondrial Diseases

Hui Liu; Yinan Ma; Fang Fang; Ying Zhang; Liping Zou; Yanling Yang; Sainan Zhu; Songtao Wang; Xuefei Zheng; Pei Pei; Lin Li; Hairong Wu; Yang Xiao; Yufeng Xu; Liwen Wang; Yanyan Cao; Hong Pan; Yu Qi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0067146

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Wild-Type Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number in Urinary Cells as a Useful Marker for Diagnosing Severity of the Mitochondrial Diseases

Hui Liu,

Affiliation Central Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Yinan Ma ,

* E-mail: qiyu0724@163.com (YQ); mayinan1014@163.com (YM)

Affiliation Central Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Fang Fang,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Beijing, China
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Ying Zhang,

Affiliation Central Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Liping Zou,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Beijing 301 Hospital, Beijing, China
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Yanling Yang,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Sainan Zhu,

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Songtao Wang,

Affiliation Central Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Xuefei Zheng,

Affiliation Central Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Pei Pei,

Affiliation Central Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Lin Li,

Affiliation Central Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Hairong Wu,

Affiliation Central Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Yang Xiao,

Affiliation Central Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Yufeng Xu,

Affiliation Central Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Liwen Wang,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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Yanyan Cao,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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Hong Pan,

Affiliation Central Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Yu Qi

* E-mail: qiyu0724@163.com (YQ); mayinan1014@163.com (YM)

Affiliation Central Laboratory, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Wild-Type Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number in Urinary Cells as a Useful Marker for Diagnosing Severity of the Mitochondrial Diseases

Hui Liu,
Yinan Ma,
Fang Fang,
Ying Zhang,
Liping Zou,
Yanling Yang,
Sainan Zhu,
Songtao Wang,
Xuefei Zheng,
Pei Pei

Published: June 27, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067146

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