Mitochondrial DNA 4977 bp deletion and OH8dG levels correlate in the brain of aged subjects but not Alzheimer's disease patients

FASEB Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1083-1088

  Lezza, Angela Maria Serena ^a   Mecocci, Patrizia ^b   Cormio, Antonella ^a   Beal, M Flint ^c   Cherubini, Antonio ^b   Cantatore, Palmiro ^a   Senin, Umberto ^b   Gadaleta, Maria Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; mtDNA deletions; mtDNA oxidative damage; Neurodegenerative disease

Indexed keywords

8 HYDROXYDEOXYGUANOSINE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA REPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032967445     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.13.9.1083     Document Type: Article

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