Advances in human mitochondrial diseases: Molecular genetic analysis of pathogenic mtDNA mutations

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 16-24

  Davidson, Edgar ^a   King, Michael P ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; TRANSFER RNA;

CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHY; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; REVIEW; RNA SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031035840     PISSN: 10501738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-1738(96)00122-3     Document Type: Review

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