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Mitochondrial DNA polymerase gamma mutations: an ever expanding molecular and clinical spectrum.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Oct 2011
Tang Sha, Wang Jing, Lee Ni-Chung, Milone Margherita, Halberg Michelle C, Schmitt Eric S, Craigen William J, Zhang Wei, Wong Lee-Jun C
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the POLG gene have emerged as one of the most common causes of inherited mitochondrial diseases in children and adults. This study sequenced the exons and flanking intronic regions of the POLG gene from 2697 unrelated patients with clinical presentations suggestive of POLG deficiency. Informative mutations have been identified in 136 unrelated individuals (5%), including 92 patients with two...
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