DNA extraction procedures meaningfully influence qPCR-based mtDNA copy number determination

W Guo, L Jiang, S Bhasin, SM Khan, RH Swerdlow - Mitochondrion, 2009 - Elsevier
Quantitative real time PCR (qPCR) is commonly used to determine cell mitochondrial DNA
(mtDNA) copy number. This technique involves obtaining the ratio of an unknown variable …

PCR-based determination of mitochondrial DNA copy number in multiple species

TC Leuthner, JH Hartman, IT Ryde… - … Regulation: Methods and …, 2021 - Springer
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number is a critical component of overall mitochondrial
health. In this chapter, we describe methods for simultaneous isolation of mtDNA and …

PCR based determination of mitochondrial DNA copy number in multiple species

JP Rooney, IT Ryde, LH Sanders, EH Howlett… - … : Methods and Protocols, 2015 - Springer
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number is a critical component of overall mitochondrial
health. In this chapter, we describe methods for isolation of both mtDNA and nuclear DNA …

Quantification of mitochondrial DNA copy number: pre-analytical factors

AL Andreu, R Martinez, R Marti, E García-Arumí - Mitochondrion, 2009 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content is important for understanding many cellular processes.
Several pre-analytical factors, from sample collection to DNA extraction can affect …

Development of a triplex mtDNA qPCR assay to assess quantification, degradation, inhibition, and amplification target copy numbers

MF Kavlick - Mitochondrion, 2019 - Elsevier
A hybrid absolute/relative qPCR assay which provides information regarding the condition of
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in a DNA sample is described. MtDNA concentration (copy …

Quantitative mitochondrial DNA copy number determination using droplet digital PCR with single-cell resolution

R O'Hara, E Tedone, A Ludlow, E Huang… - Genome …, 2019 - genome.cshlp.org
Mitochondria are involved in a number of diverse cellular functions, including energy
production, metabolic regulation, apoptosis, calcium homeostasis, cell proliferation, and …

Accurate measurement of circulating mitochondrial DNA content from human blood samples using real-time quantitative PCR

S Ajaz, A Czajka, A Malik - Mitochondrial Medicine: Volume I, Probing …, 2015 - Springer
We describe a protocol to accurately measure the amount of human mitochondrial DNA
(MtDNA) in peripheral blood samples which can be modified to quantify MtDNA from other …

Mitochondrial DNA as a non-invasive biomarker: accurate quantification using real time quantitative PCR without co-amplification of pseudogenes and dilution bias

AN Malik, R Shahni, A Rodriguez-de-Ledesma… - Biochemical and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Circulating mitochondrial DNA (MtDNA) is a potential non-invasive biomarker of cellular
mitochondrial dysfunction, the latter known to be central to a wide range of human diseases …

Evaluation of mitochondrial DNA copy number estimation techniques

RJ Longchamps, CA Castellani, SY Yang… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNA-CN), a measure of the number of mitochondrial
genomes per cell, is a minimally invasive proxy measure for mitochondrial function and has …

[HTML][HTML] Quantification of mitochondrial DNA copy number in suspected cancer patients by a well optimized ddPCR method

AA Memon, B Zöller, A Hedelius, X Wang… - Biomolecular detection …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content is a useful clinical biomarker for
various diseases, however results are controversial as several analytical factors can affect …