Metabolic Syndrome and Mitochondrial Transcription Factor A

authors:

avatar Marijana Tadic 1 , * , avatar Cesare Cuspidi 2

University Hospital Center “Dr. Dragisa Misovic”, Belgrade, Serbia
Italian Auxologico Institute, Clinical Research Unit, University of Milan-Bicocca, Meda, Italy
Gene, Cell and Tissue: Vol.1, issue 2; e20664
published online: June 24, 2014
article type: Letter
received: May 25, 2014
revised: June 3, 2014
accepted: June 8, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17795/gct-20664

how to cite: Tadic M, Cuspidi C. Metabolic Syndrome and Mitochondrial Transcription Factor A. Gene Cell Tissue. 2014;1(2):e20664. https://doi.org/10.17795/gct-20664.

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