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Defects in maintenance of mitochondrial DNA are associated with intramitochondrial nucleotide imbalances.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Jun 2007
Ashley Neil, Adams Susan, Slama Abdelhamid, Zeviani Massimo, Suomalainen Anu, Andreu Antonio L, Naviaux Robert K, Poulton Joanna
Abstract excerpt
Defects in mtDNA maintenance range from fatal multisystem childhood diseases, such as Alpers syndrome, to milder diseases in adults, including mtDNA depletion syndromes (MDS) and familial progressive external ophthalmoplegia (AdPEO). Most are associated with defects in genes involved in mitochondrial deoxynucleotide metabolism or utilization, such as mutations in thymidine kinase 2 (TK2) as well as the mtDNA...
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