The Role of Mitochondrial DNA Variation in Age-Related Decline in Gait Speed Among Older Men Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Author(s) -
Jing Sun,
Todd T. Brown,
David C. Samuels,
Todd Hulgan,
Gypsyamber D’Souza,
Beth D. Jamieson,
Kristine M. Erlandson,
Jeremy Martinson,
Frank J. Palella,
Joseph B. Margolick,
Gregory D. Kirk,
Jennifer A. Schrack
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciy151
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , mitochondrial dna , gait , variation (astronomy) , virology , gerontology , demography , physical medicine and rehabilitation , genetics , biology , gene , physics , astrophysics , sociology
Age-related gait speed decline is accelerated in men with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Mitochondrial genetic variation is associated with frailty and mortality in the general population and may provide insight into mechanisms of functional decline in people aging with HIV.
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