Analysis of mtDNA sequence variations was done using GeneChip™ Human Mitochondrial Resequencing Arrays 2.0 (MitoChip v2.0) [44 (link)]. For processing of the arrays, the GeneChip® CustomSeq® Resquencing Array Protocol version 2.1 was used with the following modification: instead of using long-range PCR, mtDNA was amplified using the REPLI-g mitochondrial DNA kit (Qiagen Hilden, Germany), as it has been described for MitoChip experiments before [45 (link)], and purified using Agencourt® AMPure® XP magnetic beads (Qiagen Supplementary Protocol, REPLI-g mitochondrial DNA kit). After purification, 270 ng of mtDNA was fragmented and labeled using the GeneChip® Resequencing Assay Kit (Affymetrix, now part of ThermoFisher Scientific). After hybridization, MitoChip v2.0 arrays were washed and stained in a Fluidics Station 450 before being scanned in Affymetrix GeneChip Scanner 3000 7G. CEL files were acquired by GeneChip® Operating Software 1.4 (GCOS 1.4.0.036) and analyzed with GeneChip® Sequence Analysis Software (GSEQ 4.1). Complete microarray data are available at Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO accession number: GSE211250).
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