Mutation dependance of the mitochondrial DNA copy number in the first stages of human embryogenesis

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1867-1872

  Monnot, Sophie ^a   Samuels, David C ^b   Hesters, Laetitia ^c   Frydman, Nelly ^c   Gigarel, Nadine ^a   Burlet, Philippe ^a   Kerbrat, Violaine ^c   Lamazou, Frédéric ^c   Frydman, René ^c   Benachi, Alexandra ^c   Feingold, Josué ^a   Rotig, Agnes ^a   Munnich, Arnold ^a   Bonnefont, Jean Paul ^a   Steffann, Julie ^a  

^a IMAGINE INSTITUTE   (France)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BRAIN DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE MUTATION; GERMINAL VESICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MELAS SYNDROME; MERRF SYNDROME; METAPHASE; MYOPATHY; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; DNA COPY NUMBER VARIATIONS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MELAS SYNDROME; MERRF SYNDROME; MUTATION; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS;

EID: 84875926678     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt040     Document Type: Article

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