MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : Polymerase gamma, DNA; Mitochondrial DNA Polymerase; DNA Polymerase, Mitochondrial; Polymerase, Mitochondrial DNA; PolG-alpha; PolG alpha; DNA Polymerase Subunit gamma-1; DNA Polymerase Subunit gamma 1;
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.