Publication
Title
Large scale mtDNA sequencing reveals sequence and functional conservation as major determinants of homoplasmic mtDNA variant distribution
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Abstract
The mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is highly variable, containing large numbers of pathogenic mutations and neutral polymorphisms. The spectrum of homoplasmic mtDNA variation was characterized in 730 subjects and compared with known pathogenic sites. The frequency and distribution of variants in protein coding genes were inversely correlated with conservation at the amino acid level. Analysis of tRNA secondary structures indicated a preference of variants for the loops and some acceptor stem positions. This comprehensive overview of mtDNA variants distinguishes between regions and positions which are likely not critical, mainly conserved regions with pathogenic mutations and essential regions containing no mutations at all.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Mitochondrion. - Riverwood, Md
Publication
Riverwood, Md : 2011
ISSN
1567-7249
DOI
10.1016/J.MITO.2011.09.003
Volume/pages
11 :6 (2011) , p. 964-972
ISI
000296941300018
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UAntwerpen
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Creation 08.11.2011
Last edited 15.11.2022
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