Ultra-deep sequencing of mouse mitochondrial DNA: mutational patterns and their origins.

Somatic mutations of mtDNA are implicated in the aging process, but there is no universally accepted method for their accurate quantification. We have used ultra-deep sequencing to study genome-wide mtDNA mutation load in the liver of normally- and prematurely-aging mice. Mice that are homozygous fo...

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Main Authors: Adam Ameur, James B Stewart, Christoph Freyer, Erik Hagström, Max Ingman, Nils-Göran Larsson, Ulf Gyllensten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3063763?pdf=render