title: Response to letter regarding article, "Mitochondrial DNA damage can promote atherosclerosis independently of reactive oxygen species through effects on smooth muscle cells and monocytes and correlates with higher-risk plaques in humans".
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Patrick A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Calvert
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Mercer
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Nichola L
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authors.lastname: Figg
authors.forename: Sheetal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Julie J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Liam A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hurst
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Obaid
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Logan
authors.forename: Nick E J
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: Murray C H
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: Antonio
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authors.lastname: Vidal-Puig
authors.forename: Michael P
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authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Martin R
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authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004249:DNA Damage; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000473:pathology*; D009000:Monocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000473:pathology*; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000473:pathology*; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial