Table 2 NARP mutant load in fetal tissues.
| Fetus no (age, weeks) | m.8993T→G mutant load (%) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscle | Liver | Kidney | Lung | Skin | Cartilage | Colon | Pancreas | Placenta | Myocardium | Brain | Ovary | Thymus | Supra renals | Spinal cord | Cord blood | Fallopian tube | |
| 1 (15) | 79 (1) | 78 (1) | 79 (0) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 (1) | 80 (1)*; 79) (1)* | 77 (1) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 (18) | 91 (0.5) | 91 (0.5) | 91 (1) | 90 (0.5) | 92 (0.5) | — | — | 92 (2) | 90 (0.5)*; 91 (0.5)* | 91 (0.5) | 91 (0.5) | 91 (0) | 91 (2) | 90 (2) | 92 (2) | 91 (1) | 92 (1) |
| 3 (22) | 72 (2) | 73 (3) | 76 (0.5) | 73 (0) | 74 (0.7) | 74 (0) | 74 (1) | 73 (1) | 78 (3 | 72 (1) | 72 (1) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 (19) | 63 (0) | 63 (4) | — | — | 65 (2) | — | — | — | — | 61 (4) | 64 (2) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
All assays were carried out in triplicate. Values are expressed as mean (SD).
*Two separate biopsies were taken.