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Genetic correction of mitochondrial diseases: using the natural migration of mitochondrial genes to the nucleus in chlorophyte algae as a model system.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Jun 2004
González-Halphen Diego, Funes Soledad, Pérez-Martínez Xochitl, Reyes-Prieto Adrián, Claros M Gonzalo, Davidson Edgar, King Michael P
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial diseases display great diversity in clinical symptoms and biochemical characteristics. Although mtDNA mutations have been identified in many patients, there are currently no effective treatments. A number of human diseases result from mutations in mtDNA-encoded proteins, a group of proteins that are hydrophobic and have multiple membrane-spanning regions. One method that has great potential for...
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