Fol. Biol. 2011, 57, 26-29

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2011057010026

HVRII of mtDNA in Cord Blood Cells of Newborn Children and in Their Saliva 10 Years Later

J. Schmuczerová1, P. Tőrőková2, M. Kujanová2, H. Čechová3, J. Topinka1, M. Dostál1, R. J. Šram1, Radim Brdička3

1Department of Developmental Genotoxicology, Institute of Experimental Medicine AS CR, Prague, Czech Republic
2Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Athropology and Human Genetics, Prague, Czech Republic
3Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Prague, Czech Republic

Received August 2010
Accepted September 2010

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