Somatic mutations in the mitochondria of rheumatoid arthritis synoviocytes

Somatic mutations have a role in the pathogenesis of a number of diseases, particularly cancers. Here we present data supporting a role of mitochondrial somatic mutations in an autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA is a complex, multifactorial disease with a number of predisposition trai...

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Main Authors: Da Sylva, Tanya R, Connor, Alison, Mburu, Yvonne, Keystone, Edward, Wu, Gillian E
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2005
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1175034/