Introduction of heteroplasmic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from a patient with NARP into two human ρ(°) cell lines is associated either with selection and maintenance of NARP mutant mtDNA or failure to maintain mtDNA

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1751-1755

  Vergani, L ^a,d   Rossi, R ^a   Brierley, C H ^b   Hanna, M ^c   Holt, I J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Neurological Science ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG CARCINOMA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OSTEOSARCOMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TUMOR CELL LINE;

EID: 0032877636     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/8.9.1751     Document Type: Article

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