Recent mitochondrial DNA mutations increase the risk of developing common late-onset human diseases.

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is highly polymorphic at the population level, and specific mtDNA variants affect mitochondrial function. With emerging evidence that mitochondrial mechanisms are central to common human diseases, it is plausible that mtDNA variants contribute to the "missing heritabil...

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Main Authors: Gavin Hudson, Aurora Gomez-Duran, Ian J Wilson, Patrick F Chinnery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-05-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1004369
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