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MtDNA heteroplasmy level and copy number indicate disease burden in m.3243A>G mitochondrial disease.


ABSTRACT: Mitochondrial disease associated with the pathogenic m.3243A>G variant is a common, clinically heterogeneous, neurogenetic disorder. Using multiple linear regression and linear mixed modelling, we evaluated which commonly assayed tissue (blood N = 231, urine N = 235, skeletal muscle N = 77) represents the m.3243A>G mutation load and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number most strongly associated with disease burden and progression. m.3243A>G levels are correlated in blood, muscle and urine (R2 = 0.61-0.73). Blood heteroplasmy declines by ~2.3%/year; we have extended previously published methodology to adjust for age. In urine, males have higher mtDNA copy number and ~20% higher m.3243A>G mutation load; we present formulas to adjust for this. Blood is the most highly correlated mutation measure for disease burden and progression in m.3243A>G-harbouring individuals; increasing age and heteroplasmy contribute (R2 = 0.27, P < 0.001). In muscle, heteroplasmy, age and mtDNA copy number explain a higher proportion of variability in disease burden (R2 = 0.40, P < 0.001), although activity level and disease severity are likely to affect copy number. Whilst our data indicate that age-corrected blood m.3243A>G heteroplasmy is the most convenient and reliable measure for routine clinical assessment, additional factors such as mtDNA copy number may also influence disease severity.

SUBMITTER: Grady JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5991564 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Mitochondrial disease associated with the pathogenic m.3243A>G variant is a common, clinically heterogeneous, neurogenetic disorder. Using multiple linear regression and linear mixed modelling, we evaluated which commonly assayed tissue (blood <i>N</i> = 231, urine <i>N</i> = 235, skeletal muscle <i>N</i> = 77) represents the m.3243A>G mutation load and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number most strongly associated with disease burden and progression. m.3243A>G levels are correlated in blood, mu  ...[more]

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