Random intracellular drift explains the clonal expansion of mitochondrial DNA mutations with age

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 802-806

  Elson, J L ^a   Samuels, D C ^a   Turnbull, D M ^a   Chinnery, P F ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AGE; ARTICLE; CLONE; DNA REPLICATION; GENETIC DRIFT; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC MUTATION;

EID: 0035097502     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/318801     Document Type: Article

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