Association of mitochondrial DNA content, heteroplasmies and inter-generational transmission with autism

Mitochondria are essential for brain development. While previous studies linked dysfunctional mitochondria with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the role of the mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) in ASD risk is largely unexplored. This study investigates the association of mtDNA heteroplasmies (co-existenc...

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Main Authors: Clark, A.G (Author), Gu, Z. (Author), Guo, X. (Author), Hong, X. (Author), O’Brien, K.O (Author), Pearson, C. (Author), Wang, G. (Author), Wang, X. (Author), Wang, Y. (Author), Zuckerman, B. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Research 2022
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