Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy: Modifying Genes to Prevent Inherited Mitochondrial Disease
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Mitochondrial replacement to prevent the transmission of mitochondrial DNA disease
M itochondrial medicine has seen major advances over recent years. The development of new genetic technology has enabled the genetic diagnosis to be established in an increasing number of patients. This has led to a recognition that mitochondrial diseases are not rare, but one of the most common group of genetic diseases. Associated with these advances, there have been undoubted improvements in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Science Inquiry
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2562-7791
DOI: 10.29173/hsi198