Accumulation of mitochondrial DNA deletion mutations in aged muscle fibers: evidence for a causal role in muscle fiber loss.

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Although mitochondrial mutation abundance has been recognized to increase in an age-dependent manner, the impact of mutation has been more difficult to establish. Using quantitative polymerase chain reaction, we measured the intracellular abundance of mutant and wild-type mitochondrial genomes along the length of individual laser-captured microdissected muscle fibers from aged rat quadriceps. Aged muscle fibers...

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