Abstract
Mitochondrial DNA diseases are relatively common, sometimes devastating, and transmitted exclusively through the egg to children of carrier mothers. A study in Cell by Wang et al. (2014) adds the exciting possibility of a new therapy for preventing mitochondrial disease transmission predicated on the use of polar body genomes in mice.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6-8 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Cell Metabolism |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2014 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology