Increased Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number and Oxidative Damage in Patients with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

• Main Authors: Fatemeh Esfahanian (Author), Mojgan Mirabdolhagh Hazaveh (Author), Laya Hooshmand Garehbagh (Author), Kowsar Falahati (Author), Mitra Ataei (Author), Mohammad Hossein Sanati (Author), Zohreh Jadali (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The purpose of present study was to investigate mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNAcn) and mtDNA damage in peripheral blood of patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and healthy controls (HC). Methods: The relative mtDNAcn and oxidative DNA damage in this case-control study wer...