Defective mitochondrial DNA homeostasis in the substantia nigra in Parkinson disease

Accumulated damage to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) occurs during the ageing process and neurodegenerative disease. Here, the authors show that mtDNA copy number increases in an age-dependent manner in substantia nigra of healthy individuals, but not in individuals with Parkinson disease.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christian Dölle, Irene Flønes, Gonzalo S. Nido, Hrvoje Miletic, Nelson Osuagwu, Stine Kristoffersen, Peer K. Lilleng, Jan Petter Larsen, Ole-Bjørn Tysnes, Kristoffer Haugarvoll, Laurence A. Bindoff, Charalampos Tzoulis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13548