Somatic stem cells mediate tissue maintenance for the lifetime of an organism. Despite the well-established longevity that is a prerequisite for such function, accumulating data argue for compromised
Duplex sequencing of mtDNA from rhesus macaque somatic tissues (liver, skeletal muscle, and heart), and single oocytes was performed to study the effect of aging on mtDNA substitution frequencies. Mac
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) 3243A>G tRNALeu(UUR) heteroplasmic mutation (m.3243A>G) exhibits clinically heterogeneous phenotypes. While the high mtDNA heteroplasmy exceeding a critical threshold causes