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Mouse models of mitochondrial DNA defects and their relevance for human disease.
EMBO reports - 1 Feb 2009
Tyynismaa Henna, Suomalainen Anu
Abstract excerpt
Qualitative and quantitative changes in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have been shown to be common causes of inherited neurodegenerative and muscular diseases, and have also been implicated in ageing. These diseases can be caused by primary mtDNA mutations, or by defects in nuclear-encoded mtDNA maintenance proteins that cause secondary mtDNA mutagenesis or instability. Furthermore, it has been proposed that mtDNA...
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