Mutations in the cardiac mitochondrial DNA control region associated with cardiomyopathy and aging

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 93-100

  Marín García, Josݩ ^a   Zoubenko, Oleg ^a   Goldenthal, Michael J ^a  

^a The Molecular Cardiology and Neuromuscular Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cardiac mitochondrial DNA; Cardiomyopathy; D loop

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NUCLEOTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPLICATION; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; GENE MUTATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036092440     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jcaf.2002.32501     Document Type: Article

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