Older mothers are not at risk of having grandchildren with sporadic mtDNA deletions

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 313-314

  Elson, Joanna L ^a   Apabhai, Shehnaz ^a   Gorman, Grainne ^a   Whittaker, Roger G ^a   Krishnan, Kim J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Mitochondrial disease; Mitochondrial DNA; MtDNA deletions; Oocytes

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC RISK; GERM CELL; GRANDCHILD; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DISORDER; OOCYTE; POINT MUTATION; SPORADIC MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DELETION;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KEARNS-SAYRE SYNDROME; MATERNAL AGE; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 77952501928     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e3181da76e3     Document Type: Article

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