Altering levels of mutant mitochondrial DNA (IMAGE)

Fujita Health University

Altering levels of mutant mitochondrial DNA

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The proposed system can selectively increase or decrease the proportion of mutant to normal (or ‘wild-type,’ WT) mitochondrial DNA, serving as a fundamental tool in mitochondrial disease research and paving the way to novel therapeutic strategies

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Dr. Naoki Yahata from Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Japan

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