"DNA Polymerase gamma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A DNA-directed DNA polymerase that functions in the replication of MITOCHONDRIAL DNA. Mutations in the gene that encodes this enzyme (POLG) are associated with some forms of OPHTHALMOPLEGIA, CHRONIC EXTERNAL PROGRESSIVE.
| Descriptor ID |
D000074002
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.696.445.308.300.169 D12.776.575.280
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| Concept/Terms |
DNA Polymerase gamma- DNA Polymerase gamma
- Polymerase gamma, DNA
- Mitochondrial DNA Polymerase
- DNA Polymerase, Mitochondrial
- Polymerase, Mitochondrial DNA
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "DNA Polymerase gamma" by people in Profiles.
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A Rare Molecular Diagnosis in a Patient With Hepatocerebral Syndrome Contributes to the Expansion of the Phenotypic Spectrum of POLG2 -Related Mitochondrial Disorder. Am J Med Genet A. 2025 11; 197(11):e64177.
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Long patch base excision repair in mammalian mitochondrial genomes. J Biol Chem. 2008 Sep 26; 283(39):26349-56.