Table 1.

Primers used to quantify the mtDNA^T414G/total mtDNA ratio

Primer names	Sequences	Position	Size
Forward (F5)	CCAAACCCCAAAAACAAAGAACC	348–370	23
Reverse wild type (R4)	GGAGGGGAAAATAATGTGTTAGTTGG	437–462	26
Reverse mutated (MutF3)	GATTTCAAATTTTATCTTTTGGCGTG	414–441	26