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Organization and dynamics of human mitochondrial DNA.
Journal of cell science - 1 Jun 2004
Legros Frédéric, Malka Florence, Frachon Paule, Lombès Anne, Rojo Manuel
Abstract excerpt
Heteroplasmic mutations of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are an important source of human diseases. The mechanisms governing transmission, segregation and complementation of heteroplasmic mtDNA-mutations are unknown but depend on the nature and dynamics of the mitochondrial compartment as well as on the intramitochondrial organization and mobility of mtDNA. We show that mtDNA of human primary and immortal cells is...
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