Mitochondrial DNA and diseases

• Other Authors: Sun, Hongzhi., Wang, Xiangdong (Professor of clinical bioinformatics)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer, 2017.
• Series: Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; v. 1038.
• Subjects: Mitochondrial DNA.; Mitochondrial DNA > Abnormalities.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9789811066740; 9789811066733
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (233 pages)

The book describes molecular principles and mechanisms by which mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) can drive the occurrence of diseases and the latest understanding of mtDNA biology. The book explores roles of mtDNA mutation and genetic changes in cancer, with a special focus on lung cancer, and the signific...