Gene shifting: A novel therapy for mitochondrial myopathy

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1047-1052

  Taivassalo, Tanja ^a   Fu, Katherine ^a   Johns, Timothy ^a   Arnold, Douglas ^a   Karpati, George ^a   Shoubridge, Eric A ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL CYCLE; EXERCISE; GENE MUTATION; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC DRIFT; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHY; MUSCLE GROWTH; MYOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; SATELLITE CELL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TISSUE REPAIR;

CREATINE KINASE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EXERCISE THERAPY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHIES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; RNA, TRANSFER, LEU;

EID: 0033047456     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/8.6.1047     Document Type: Article

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