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Novel mitochondrial tRNAArg 10461A>G mutation in a pedigree with obesity

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Funding

National Key R&D Program of China (2016YFC1305300); Natural Science Foundation of China (81570757); Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. LQ20H070003); Jin Lei Pediatric Endocrinology Growth Research Fund for Young Physicians (PEGRF) (No. PEGRF201809002).

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  1. Department of Endocrinology, Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, 310052, China

    Jin-Ling Wang & Jun-Fen Fu

  2. Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, 310052, China

    Yan-Chun Ji

  3. Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

    Yan-Chun Ji

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WJ, FJ, and JY contributed to design of the study, sample collection and data analysis. FJ and JY contributed to write drafting and revision of the article. All the authors agreed to publish.

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Correspondence to Jun-Fen Fu.

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Wang, JL., Ji, YC. & Fu, JF. Novel mitochondrial tRNAArg 10461A>G mutation in a pedigree with obesity. World J Pediatr 16, 429–431 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12519-019-00334-3

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