Tissue-specific features of mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has a polyploid structure, i.e. every cell contains thousands of mtDNA copies. However, in view of heredity or somatic mutations, mtDNA copies vary from one another (heteroplasmy). Moreover, heteroplasmy may occur at both the intracellular, intercellular, or even intertissu...
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Language: | Russian |
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Ltd. “The National Academy of Pediatric Science and Innovation”
2016-03-01
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Series: | Rossijskij Vestnik Perinatologii i Pediatrii |
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Online Access: | https://www.ped-perinatology.ru/jour/article/view/159 |