Circulating mitochondrial DNA is an early indicator of severe illness and mortality from COVID-19

Circulating mitochondrial DNA is an early indicator of severe illness and mortality from COVID-19

Background Mitochondrial DNA (MT-DNA) are intrinsically inflammatory nucleic acids released by damaged solid organs. Whether circulating cell-free MT-DNA quantitation could be used to predict the risk of poor COVID-19 outcomes remains undetermined.Methods We measured circulating MT-DNA levels in pro...

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Main Authors: Davide Scozzi, Marlene Cano, Lina Ma, Dequan Zhou, Ji Hong Zhu, Jane A. O’Halloran, Charles Goss, Adriana M. Rauseo, Zhiyi Liu, Sanjaya K. Sahu, Valentina Peritore, Monica Rocco, Alberto Ricci, Rachele Amodeo, Laura Aimati, Mohsen Ibrahim, Ramsey Hachem, Daniel Kreisel, Philip A. Mudd, Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, Andrew E. Gelman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Clinical investigation 2021-02-01
Series:JCI Insight
Subjects:
COVID-19
Immunology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.143299

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https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.143299

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