Damage to the vascular endothelium of diabetic patients can be assessed by analysing blood samples for the number of circulating endothelial cells with mitochondrial DNA deletions.
Egawhary
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DN
Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Swoboda
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BE
Chen
J
J
Vince
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FP
D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D017384:Sequence Deletion
D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial