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Lookup NU author(s): Professor Laura GreavesORCiD, Dr Amy Reeve, Emeritus Professor Doug Turnbull
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Mitochondria have been hypothesized to play a role in both aging and neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease. Many studies have shown the accumulation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations in post-mitotic tissues and more recent data have shown this also to be a feature of aging mitotic tissues. Much of this data has been correlative, until recently with the development of polymerase gamma deficient mice which accumulate high levels of mtDNA mutations and show a premature aging phenotype, that a more causative role has been proposed. This article focuses on recent developments in aging research into the role that mtDNA mutations play in the aging process. © 2007 New York Academy of Sciences.
Author(s): Krishnan KJ, Greaves LC, Reeve AK, Turnbull DM
Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Publication status: Published
Conference Name: Biogerontology - Mechanisms and Interventions: 5th European Congress of Biogerontology
Year of Conference: 2007
Pages: 227-240
ISSN: 0077-8923
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1196/annals.1395.024
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1395.024
PubMed id: 17460184
Library holdings: Search Newcastle University Library for this item
Series Title: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
ISBN: 1573316792
