title: Letter by Stocker and Maghzal 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: Vascular Biology Division, The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stocker
authors.forename: Ghassan J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Maghzal
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