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Segregation of Naturally Occurring Mitochondrial DNA Variants in a Mini-Pig Model.
Genetics - 1 Mar 2016
Cagnone Gael, Tsai Te-Sha, Srirattana Kanokwan, Rossello Fernando, Powell David R, Rohrer Gary, Cree Lynsey, Trounce Ian A, St John Justin C
Abstract excerpt
The maternally inherited mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) is present in multimeric form within cells and harbors sequence variants (heteroplasmy). While a single mtDNA variant at high load can cause disease, naturally occurring variants likely persist at low levels across generations of healthy populations. To determine how naturally occurring variants are segregated and transmitted, we generated a mini-pig model,...
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