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Depletion of mitochondria has been associated with mitochondrial dysfunction. We investigated whether mitochondria DNA (mtDNA) levels in peripheral blood can be used as biomarker of stavudine-associated mitochondrial toxicities. We enrolled 203 HIV-infected Malawian adult patients on stavudine-containing ART and 64 healthy controls of Bantu origin in a cross-sectional study. Total DNA was extracted from whole blood.The glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene was used to estimate nuclear DNA (nDNA) levels and the ATP synthase-8 mitochondrial DNA gene to estimate mtDNA levels, from which mtDNA\/nDNA ratios were determined. MtDNA subhaplogroups were established by sequencing. Among patients, peripheral neuropathy was present in 21% (43\/203), lipodystrophy in 18% (20\/112), elevated lactate level (&gt;2.5 mmol\/L) in 17% (19\/113). Healthy controls had a higher median mtDNA\/nDNA ratio when compared to HIV\/AIDS patients (6.64 vs. 5.08;\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    =0.05), patients presenting with peripheral neuropathy (6.64 vs. 3.40,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    =0.039), and patients with high lactate levels (6.64 vs. 0.68,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    =0.024), respectively. Significant differences in median mtDNA\/nDNA ratios were observed between patients with high and normal lactate levels (5.88 vs. 0.68,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    =0.018). The median mtDNA\/nDNA ratio of patients in subhaplogroup L0a2 was much lower (0.62 vs. 8.50,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    =0.01) than that of those in subhaplogroup L2a. Our data indicate that peripheral blood mtDNA\/nDNA ratio is a marker of mitochondrial toxicities of stavudine and is associated with elevated lactate levels and mtDNA subhaplogroups. This could open the prospect to select a substantial group of patients who will not have problematic side effects from stavudine, an affordable and effective antiretroviral drug that is being phased out in Africa due to its toxicity.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1089\/omi.2014.0026","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,5,9]],"date-time":"2014-05-09T14:25:37Z","timestamp":1399645537000},"page":"438-445","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Peripheral Blood Mitochondrial DNA\/Nuclear DNA (mtDNA\/nDNA) Ratio as a Marker of Mitochondrial Toxicities of Stavudine Containing Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV-Infected Malawian Patients"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Elizabeth","family":"Kampira","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Cape Town","place":["South Africa"]},{"name":"University of Malawi","place":["Malawi"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kevin","family":"Dzobo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Cape Town","place":["South Africa"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Johnstone","family":"Kumwenda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Malawi","place":["Malawi"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Joep J.","family":"van Oosterhout","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Malawi","place":["Malawi"]},{"name":"Dignitas International","place":["Malawi"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"M. 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