Reemplazo de genes mitocondriales en descendientes de primates y células madre embrionarias

Masahito Tachibana1, Michelle Sparman, Hathaitip Sritanaudomchai

  • 1Oregon National Primate Research Center, USA.

Nature
|August 28, 2009
PubMed
Resumen

La terapia de reemplazo de ADN mitocondrial (ADNmt) creó con éxito una descendencia sana de primates no humanos. Esta técnica transfiere el ADN nuclear, evitando la transmisión de enfermedades mitocondriales.

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