title: [Mitochondrial diseases].
abstract: Perturbations of mitochondrial function, which may be caused by mutations in both nuclear and mitochondrial DNA, cause many human diseases. We describe the most frequent mitochondrial diseases, especially those caused by mutations in the nuclear genome, attempts to treat these diseases and possible ways of preventing the transmission of diseases caused by mutations in mitochondrial DNA to successive generations.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 5a Pawińskiego St., 02-106 Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piotrowska
authors.affiliation: Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 5a Pawińskiego St., 02-106 Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Elona
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jankauskaitė
authors.affiliation: Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 5a Pawińskiego St., 02-106 Warsaw, Poland.|2Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics Polish Academy of Sciences, 5a Pawińskiego St., 02-106 Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bartnik
mesh_terms: D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000235:genetics; D002877:Chromosomes, Human; D005260:Female; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D028361:Mitochondrial Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D009154:Mutation
keywords: mitochondrial DNA; mitochondrial diseases