Genotype-Phenotype Correlation of Maternally Inherited Disorders due to Mutations in Mitochondrial DNA
Mitochondrial disorders are heterogeneous systemic ailments that are most often caused by maternal inheritance of a variety of mutations of the mitochondrial (mt) DNA. Paternal inheritance and somatic mutation are rare. The disorders are well recognized not only for the genotypic heterogeneity, but...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2006-09-01
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Series: | Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455909602254 |