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Comment
. 2003 Jun;72(6):1585-6.
doi: 10.1086/375406.

Errors, phantoms and otherwise, in human mtDNA sequences

Corinna Herrnstadt, Gwen Preston, Neil Howell
Comment

Errors, phantoms and otherwise, in human mtDNA sequences

Corinna Herrnstadt et al. Am J Hum Genet. 2003 Jun.
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Electronic-Database Information

    1. MitoKor, http://www.mitokor.com/science/560mtdnasrevision.php (for the revised 560 mtDNA coding-region sequences; “zip” and “sit” files also available)

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