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Mitochondrial-nuclear epistasis: implications for human aging and longevity.
Ageing research reviews - 1 Apr 2011
Tranah Gregory J
Abstract excerpt
There is substantial evidence that mitochondria are involved in the aging process. Mitochondrial function requires the coordinated expression of hundreds of nuclear genes and a few dozen mitochondrial genes, many of which have been associated with either extended or shortened life span. Impaired mitochondrial function resulting from mtDNA and nuclear DNA variation is likely to contribute to an imbalance in...
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