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Supplementary data

“Mitochondrial DNA rearrangements in health and disease - a comprehensive study”

Joana Damas, David C Samuels, João Carneiro, António Amorim and Filipe Pereira. 2013. Accepted.
DOI: 10.1002/humu.22452

• Deletions ↓ Main table | Breakpoints | Junctions | Missing sites | References
• Duplications ↓ Main table | Breakpoints | Junctions | Duplicated sites | References

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