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Quantitative evaluation of the mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome.
Clinical chemistry - 1 Jul 2010
Dimmock David, Tang Lin-Ya, Schmitt Eric S, Wong Lee-Jun C
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BACKGROUND: The mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) depletion syndromes (MDDSs) are autosomal recessive disorders characterized by a reduction in cellular mtDNA content. Mutations in at least 9 genes [POLG, polymerase (DNA directed), gamma; DGUOK, deoxyguanosine kinase; TK2, thymidine kinase, mitochondrial; TYMP, thymidine phosphorylase; MPV17, MpV17 mitochondrial inner membrane protein; SUCLA2, succinate-CoA ligase,...
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