Saturday, August 7, 2010

Mitochondrial cytopathy

Mitochondrial mutations - Mitochondrial DNA acquire mutations about 6-7 times the rate of nuclear DNA.

Reasons-
1. Lacks protective Histones
2. Close proximity to electron transport chain(exposure to high conc of free radicals)
3. Lacks DNA repair mechanism

(Ref : Cohen and Gold )

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