Heteroplasmy
Biomarker1 paper1 findingMeSH D000081942
- Humans1
Associations
1Darker pigmentation
downin humans1
1 study
Darker pigmentation
downin humans1
Darker pigmentation is associated with heteroplasmy in humans.
Humansin chronically photoexposed skinskinmales
Darker skin pigmentation links to fewer mitochondrial DNA mutations from sun exposure · Pigment cell & melanoma research · 3 Oct 2026
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2Pigment Cell & Melanoma ResearchHumans
Darker skin pigmentation links to fewer mitochondrial DNA mutations from sun exposure
Melanin protects against mitochondrial genome damage and clonal expansion in chronically sun-exposed human skin.Melanin protects against mitochondrial genome damage and clonal expansion in chronically sun-exposed human skin.