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    Mitochondrial DNA Variation in Human Hair Shafts Influenced by Physical Characteristics: A Massively Parallel Sequencing Analysis

    July 2026 in “ Genes ”
    Nana Wang, Jiajun Liu, Dan Peng … Hongyu Sun
    Studysummary The researchers reported that certain physical characteristics of hair shafts, such as length and color, may influence mtDNA read counts and degradation state when analyzed by massively parallel sequencing.
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