ISSN:
1573-2665
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary We analysed the distribution of mutant mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) with A-to-G substitution mutation of tRNALeu(UUR) in various autopsied tissues from a patient with mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS). There was no significant difference in the proportion (76–86%) of mutant mtDNA in many tissues, except in the lung and spleen. Unequal partitioning of mtDNA in somatic cells appears less prominent than that in germ cells.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00711311
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