Table 2.
Number of mutations | Total mutational burden (mutations/kbp) | OA vs RAa | |||||
Mitochondrial mutational burden | Nucleotides sequenced | Initial | Published polymorphisms removed | Initial | Published polymorphisms removed | Initial | Published Polymorphisms removed |
Total | |||||||
Fibroblasts | |||||||
OA | 18489 | 38 | 20 | 2.055 | 1.082 | ||
RA | 30503 | 101 | 65 | 3.311 | 2.131 | ρ = 0.01 | ρ = 6.9 × 10-3 |
Tissue | |||||||
OA | 37145 | 67 | 40 | 1.804 | 1.077 | ||
RA | 17663 | 60 | 42 | 3.397 | 2.378 | ρ = 4 × 10-4 | ρ = 5.1 × 10-4 |
Expressed | |||||||
Fibroblasts | |||||||
OA | 6956 | 12 | 7 | 1.725 | 1.006 | ||
RA | 12394 | 28 | 26 | 2.259 | 2.098 | ρ = 0.5 | ρ = 0.10 |
Tissue | |||||||
OA | 15805 | 10 | 10 | 0.633 | 0.633 | ||
RA | 6397 | 16 | 14 | 2.501 | 2.189 | ρ = 6 × 10-4 | ρ = 2.7 × 10-3 |
aTwo-tailed Fisher's exact test. kbp, kilobase pairs; OA, osteoarthritis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis.