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Therapeutic treatments of mtDNA diseases at the earliest stages of human development.
Mitochondrion - 1 Sept 2011
Chiaratti Marcos Roberto, Meirelles Flávio Vieira, Wells Dagan, Poulton Joanna
Abstract excerpt
More than 150 pathogenic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations associated with a range of illnesses have been described in humans. These mutations are carried by one in 400 people and their inheritance is exclusively maternal. Currently there is no method to prevent mtDNA diseases, which highlights the need for strategies to predict their transmission. Here we outline the scientific background and unique...
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