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Functional analysis of H. sapiens DNA polymerase gamma spacer mutation W748S with and without common variant E1143G.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Jun 2010
Palin Eino J H, Lesonen Annamari, Farr Carol L, Euro Liliya, Suomalainen Anu, Kaguni Laurie S
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Mitochondrial DNA polymerase, POLG, is the sole DNA polymerase found in animal mitochondria. In humans, POLGalpha W748S in cis with an E1143G mutation has been linked to a new type of recessive ataxia, MIRAS, which is the most common inherited ataxia in Finland. We investigated the biochemical ph...
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