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Mitochondrial tRNA mutations and disease.
Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. RNA - 1 Jan 2000
Yarham John W, Elson Joanna L, Blakely Emma L, McFarland Robert, Taylor Robert W
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial (mt-) tRNA (MTT) gene mutations are an important cause of human morbidity and are associated with a wide range of pathology, from isolated organ-specific diseases such as myopathy or hearing loss, through to multisystem disorders with encephalopathy, gastrointestinal dysmotility, and life-threatening cardiomyopathy. Our understanding of how MTT mutations cause disease remains poor and progress has...
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