Paternal transmission of mitochondrial DNA is (fortunately) rare

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 422-424

  Johns, Donald R ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

DNA DETERMINATION; EDITORIAL; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRIAL GENETICS; MYOPATHY; PATERNITY; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CROSSES, GENETIC; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; FATHERS; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; MUTATION; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0141646638     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.10771     Document Type: Editorial

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