Mitochondrial DNA Medicine
Keyword(s):
The small, maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has turned out to be a hotbed of pathogenic mutations: 15 years into the era of ‘mitochondrial medicine’, over 150 pathogenic point mutations and countless rearrangements have been associated with a variety of multisystemic or tissue-specific human diseases. MtDNA-related disorders can be divided into two major groups: those due to mutations in genes affecting mitochondrial protein synthesis in toto and those due to mutations in specific protein-coding genes. Here we review the mitochondrial genetics and the clinical features of the mtDNA-related diseases.
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Vol 181
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Vol 11
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pp. 2236-2244
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Vol 60
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pp. 755-763
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Vol 11
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pp. 2236-2244
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pp. 962-967
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2014 ◽