Complete restoration of a wild-type mtDNA genotype in regenerating muscle fibres in a patient with a tRNA point mutation and mitochondrial encephalomyopathy

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 2239-2242

  Shoubridge, Eric A ^a,b   Johns, Timothy ^a   Karpati, George ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; TRANSFER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ENCEPHALOMYOPATHY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KEARNS SAYRE SYNDROME; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE REGENERATION; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATELLITE CELL;

EID: 0030779230     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/6.13.2239     Document Type: Article

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