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Polymerase gamma disease through the ages.
Developmental disabilities research reviews - 1 Jan 2010
Saneto Russell P, Naviaux Robert K
Abstract excerpt
The most common group of mitochondrial disease is due to mutations within the mitochondrial DNA polymerase, polymerase gamma 1 (POLG). This gene product is responsible for replication and repair of the small mitochondrial DNA genome. The structure-function relationship of this gene product produces a wide variety of diseases that at times, seems to defy the common perceptions of genetics. The unique features of...
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