There are approximately 25 to 35 basic mitochondrial DNA haplogroups. To investigate the impact of mitochondrial DNA, Ballinger and his colleagues looked for changes in metabolism and nuclear gene ...

Haplogroup A2 was the most common, followed by B2 and D1, a trend similar to that reported in the Central Mesoamerican group. Based on the mitochondrial DNA sequence data, ...

After analyzing genetic material from 1,225 patients with metastatic melanoma, the study authors found that inherited genetic differences in mitochondrial DNA, called mitochondrial haplogroup T (HG-T) ...

Approximately one in 5,000 children is born with mitochondrial mutations each year. Defective mitochondria "leave the body ...

When environmental stress harms DNA, it can set off a cascade of failures linked to heart conditions, neurodegeneration, and ...

One study reported 8 live births from 22 women with pathogenic mtDNA variants who underwent mitochondrial donation through ...

Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups revealed substantial African matrilineal influence, with nearly one-third of Yemeni samples carrying African-specific mtDNA haplogroups such as L2a1, ...

Scientists have determined the entire mitochondrial DNA sequences of these ancient Teotihuacans, ... All present-day and ancient Mesoamericans belonged to haplogroups A2, B2, C1, D1, and D4. Black ...