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What the papers say: where is the somatic mutation that causes aging?
BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology - 1 Nov 2004
Driver Christopher
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It has been proposed that somatic mutations make major contributions to aging. The first paper, based on a gene knock-in mouse, supports a contributory role for mutation in mtDNA in aging, but does not support a damaged-mtDNA-producing-more-damaged-mtDNA hypothesis. The second paper indicates som...
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