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Genomics landscape of mitochondrial DNA variations in patients from South Italy affected by mitochondriopathies.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Feb 2024
Citrigno Luigi, Qualtieri Antonio, Cerantonio Annamaria, De Benedittis Selene, Gallo Olivier, Di Palma Gemma, Spadafora Patrizia, Cavalcanti Francesca
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is a 16,569 base pairs, double-stranded, circular molecule that contains 37 genes coding for 13 subunits of the respiratory chain plus 2 rRNAs and 22 tRNAs. Mutations in these genes have been identified in patients with a variety of disorders affecting every system in the body. The advent of next generation sequencing technologies has provided the possibility to perform the whole...
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