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Pathogenic expression of homoplasmic mtDNA mutations needs a complex nuclear-mitochondrial interaction.
Trends in genetics : TIG - 1 May 2003
Carelli Valerio, Giordano Carla, d'Amati Giulia
Abstract excerpt
Here we define a category of human, maternally inherited disorders that are characterized by a homoplasmic mtDNA pathogenic mutation with variable penetrance and a stereotypical clinical expression, usually restricted to a single tissue. Examples of such disorders include Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, mitochondrial non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss, and a form of mitochondrial hypertrophic...
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