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Human stem cell aging: do mitochondrial DNA mutations have a causal role?
Aging cell - 1 Apr 2014
Baines Holly L, Turnbull Douglass M, Greaves Laura C
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A decline in the replicative and regenerative capacity of adult stem cell populations is a major contributor to the aging process. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations clonally expand with age in human stem cell compartments including the colon, small intestine, and stomach, and result in respiratory chain deficiency. Studies in a mouse model with high levels of mtDNA mutations due to a defect in the proofreading...
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