Age-related 4,977 bp deletion in human lung mitochondrial DNA

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 4 I, 1996, Pages 1141-1145

  Fahn, Huei Jyh ^b   Wang, Liang Shun ^b   Hsieh, Rong Hong ^b   Chang, Shi Chuan ^b   Kao, Shu Huei ^b   Huang, Min Hsiung ^b   Wei, Yau Huei ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DELETION MUTANT; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NEWBORN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029919382     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.154.4.8887618     Document Type: Article

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