Mosaicism of Mitochondrial Genetic Variation in Atherosclerotic Lesions of the Human Aorta

Table 1

Atherosclerotic lesion degree of morphologically mapped aortas.

Number of; aorta	Lesion degree	Quantity of; segments
1	Normal tissue	9
	Fatty infiltration	17
	Fatty streak	6
	Lipofibrous plaque	5
	Fibrous plaque	1
2	Normal tissue	13
	Fatty infiltration	10
	Fatty streak	7
	Lipofibrous plaque	12
	Fibrous plaque	3
3	Normal tissue	12
	Fatty infiltration	6
	Fatty streak	6
	Lipofibrous plaque	12
	Fibrous plaque	7
4	Normal tissue	15
	Fatty infiltration	14
	Fatty streak	18
	Lipofibrous plaque	12
	Fibrous plaque	9
5	Normal tissue	25
	Fatty infiltration	17
	Fatty streak	13
	Lipofibrous plaque	10
	Fibrous plaque	5