TABLE 2.

Primers/probes used in quantitative RT-PCR for quantification of mtDNA copy number

Gene	Forward primer	Probe	Reverse primer
ND1	CCC TAA AAC CCG CCA CAT CT	CCA TCA CCC TCT ACA TCA CCG CCC	GAG CGA TGG TGA GAG CTA AGG T
LPL	CGA GTC GTC TTT CTC CTG ATG AT	ACA TTC ACC AGA GGG TC	TTC TGG ATT CCA ATG CTT CGA