Mitochondrial DNA mutations in human disease

IUBMB Life

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 143-151

  Greaves, Laura C ^a   Taylor, Robert W ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cancer; Mitochondrial genetics; mtDNA disorders; Neurodegenerative disease

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AGING; BEHAVIOR; CANCER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENOME; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRIAL GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; REVIEW; SOMATIC MUTATION;

DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, NEOPLASM; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; MUTATION;

EID: 33646855427     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: 15216551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15216540600686888     Document Type: Review

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