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Tina Dysgaard Jeppesen1, Noor Al-Hashimi1, Morten Duno2
1Copenhagen Neuromuscular Clinic Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark.
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|December 12, 2017
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Studies have shown that difference in mtDNA mutation load among tissues is a result of postnatal modification. We present five family members with the m.8344A>G with variable phenotypes but uniform intrapersonal distribution of mutation load, indicating that there is no postnatal modification of mtDNA mutation load in this genotype.
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