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Lookup NU author(s): Professor Laura Greaves, Emeritus Professor Doug Turnbull
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The mechanism by which we age has sparked a huge number of theories, and is an area of intense debate. As the elderly population rises, the importance of elucidating these mechanisms is becoming more apparent as age is the single biggest risk factor for a number of diseases such as cancer, diabetes and neurodegenerative disease. Mitochondrial DNA (MtDNA) mutations have been shown to accumulate in cells and tissues during the ageing process; however the question as to whether these mutations have a causal role in the ageing process remains an area of uncertainty. Here we review the current literature, and discuss the evidence for and against a causal role of mtDNA mutations in ageing and in the pathogenesis of age-related disease. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Author(s): Greaves LC, Turnbull DM
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Biochimica et biophysica acta - General subjects
Year: 2009
Volume: 1790
Issue: 10
Pages: 1015-1020
ISSN (print): 0304-4165
ISSN (electronic): 1872-8006
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagen.2009.04.018
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2009.04.018