Long-read sequencing enables high-accuracy mitochondrial heteroplasmy detection in Parkinson's disease
Theresa Lüth, Susen Schaake, Christoph Much, Mary Megan Belyea, Philip Seibler, Anne Grünewald, Patrick May, Christine Klein, Hansi Weißensteiner, Joanne Trinh
This study uses long-read sequencing to accurately detect low-frequency mitochondrial heteroplasmy in Parkinson's disease patients and carriers.
medRxiv · Jun 15, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine