Transmission of mitochondrial DNA heteroplasmy in normal pedigrees

Human Genetics

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 182-186

  Gocke, Christopher D ^a   Benko, Floyd A ^a   Rogan, Peter K ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; THYMIDINE;

ARTICLE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL LINE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RNA, TRANSFER, THR; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0031924557     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050674     Document Type: Article

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