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Low "penetrance" of phylogenetic knowledge in mitochondrial disease studies.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 22 Jul 2005
Bandelt Hans-Jürgen, Achilli Alessandro, Kong Qing-Peng, Salas Antonio, Lutz-Bonengel Sabine, Sun Chang, Zhang Ya-Ping, Torroni Antonio, Yao Yong-Gang
Abstract excerpt
An up-to-date view of the worldwide mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) phylogeny together with an evaluation of the conservation of each site is a reliable tool for detecting errors in mtDNA studies and assessing the functional importance of alleged pathogenic mutations. However, most of the published studies on mitochondrial diseases make very little use of the phylogenetic knowledge that is currently available. This...
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