Article
Inherited mitochondrial diseases of DNA replication.
Annual review of medicine - 1 Jan 2008
Copeland William C
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial genetic diseases can result from defects in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in the form of deletions, point mutations, or depletion, which ultimately cause loss of oxidative phosphorylation. These mutations may be spontaneous, maternally inherited, or a result of inherited nuclear defects in genes that maintain mtDNA. This review focuses on our current understanding of nuclear gene mutations that produce...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
