The book is about mitochondrial DNA ( mtDNA) biology and the roles of mtDNA in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases. It summarizes the latest development of the mtDNA disease.  A large number of recent studies demonstrate the importance of basic mitochondrial genetics, the relationship between inherited mutations and disease phenotypes, and the roles of acquired mtDNA mutations in both ageing and cancer. This book covers not only the basic information of mtDNA, the relationship of mtDNA and disease, but also mtDNA in stem cell and mitochondria and metabolism etc. The book is written for students and researchers in the field of mtDNA, biologists, and clinicians etc. 

Hersteller:
Springer Verlag GmbH
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Dr. Hongzhi Sun is Professor and President of Jinzhou Hospital, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, China. Dr. Xiangdong Wang is Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Director of Shanghai Institute of Clinical Bioinformatics, Executive Director of Clinical Science Institute of Fudan University Zhongshan Hospital, Deputy Director of Shanghai Respiratory Research Institute, Shanghai, China.