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Mutations in mitochondrial DNA accumulate differentially in three different human tissues during ageing.
Nucleic acids research - 1 Mar 1998
Liu V W, Zhang C, Nagley P
Abstract excerpt
In 60 human tissue samples (encompassing skeletal muscle, heart and kidney) obtained from subjects aged from under 1 to 90 years, we used quantitative PCR procedures to quantify mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) molecules carrying the 4977 bp deletion (mtDNA4977) and 3243 A-->G base substitution. In addi...
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