Scientific Journal Articles
Below is a short list of interesting and seminal articles on mitochondrial DNA. For the most comprehensive list available (over 1,000 articles), we recommend that you visit www.mitomap.org.

Anderson S, Bankier AT, Barrell BG, de Bruijn MHL, Coulson AR, Drouin J, Eperon IC, Nierlich DP, Roe BA, Sanger F, Schreier PH, Smith AJH, Staden R, and Young IG (1981) Sequence and organization of the human mitochondrial genome. Nature 290:457-465.

Aquadro CF, and Greenberg BD (1983) Human mitochondrial DNA variation and evolution: analysis of nucleotide sequences from seven individuals. Genetics 103:287-312.

Boom R, Sol CJA, Salimans MMM, Jansen CL, Wertheim-van Dillen PME, and Van der Noordaa J (1990) Rapid and simple method for purification of nucleic acids. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 28:495-503.

Brown WM, George Jr. M, and Wilson AC (1979) Rapid evolution of animal mitochondrial DNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 76:1967-1971.

Brown WM, Prager EM, Wang A, and Wilson AC (1982) Mitochondrial DNA sequences of primates: Tempo and mode of evolution. Journal of Molecular Evolution 18:225-239.

Budowle B, Adams DE, Comey CT, and Merrill CR (1990) Mitochondrial DNA: a possible genetic material suitable for forensic analysis. In: HC Lee and Gaensslen RE (eds), Advances in Forensic Sciences. Year Book Medical Publishers, Chicago, pp 76-97.

Cann RL, Stoneking M, and Wilson AC (1987) Mitochondrial DNA and human evolution. Nature 325:31-36.

Clayton DA (1992) Structure and function of the mitochondrial genome. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Diseases 15:439-447.

Giles RE, Blanc H, Cann HM, and Wallace DC (1980) Maternal inheritance of human mitochondrial DNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 77:6715-6719.

Ginther C, Issel-Tarver L, and King MC (1992) Identifying individuals by sequencing mitochondrial DNA from teeth. Nature Genetics 2:135-138.

Higuchi R, von Beroldingen CH, Sensabaugh GF and Erlich HA (1988) DNA typing from single hairs. Nature 332:543-546.

Holland MM and Parsons TJ (1999) Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Analysis: Validation and Use for Forensic Casework. Forensic Science Review 11:21-50.

Holland MM, Fisher DL, Mitchell LG, Rodriquez WC, Canik JJ, Merril CR, and Weedn VW (1993) Mitochondrial DNA sequence analysis of human skeletal remains: Identification of remains from the Vietnam War. Journal of Forensic Sciences 38:542-553.

Hopgood R, Sullivan KM, and Gill P (1992) Strategies for automated sequencing of human mitochondrial DNA directly from PCR products. Biotechniques 13:82-92.

Höss M and Pääbo S (1993) DNA extraction from Pleistocene bones by a silica-based purification method. Nucleic Acids Research 21:3913-3914.

Krings M, Stone A, Schmitz RW, Krainitzki H, Stoneking M, and Pääbo S (1997) Neanderthal DNA sequences and the origin of modern humans. Cell 90:19-30.

Merriwether DA, Rothhammer F, and Ferrell RE (1994) Genetic variation in the New World: ancient teeth, bone, and tissue as sources of DNA. Experientia 50:592-601.

Orrego C and King MC (1990) Determination of familial relationships. In: MA Innis, DH Gelfand, JJ Sninsky, and TJ White (eds), PCR Protocols: A Guide to Methods and Applications. Academic Press, San Diego CA, pp 416-426.

Pääbo S, Gifford JA, and Wilson AC (1988) Mitochondrial DNA sequences from a 7000-year old brain. Nucleic Acids Research 16:9775-9778.

Piercy R, Sullivan KM, Benson N, and Gill P (1993) The application of mitochondrial DNA typing to the study of white Caucasian genetic identification. International Journal of Legal Medicine 106:85-90.

Sigurdardottir S, Helgason A, Gulcher JR, Stefansson K, and Donnelly P (2000) The mutation rate in the human mtDNA control region. American Journal of Human Genetics 66:1599-1609.

Stoneking M, Hedgecock D, Higuchi RG, Vigilant L, and Erlich HA (1991) Population variation of human mtDNA control region sequences detected by enzymatic amplification and sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes. American Journal of Human Genetics 48:370-382.

Stoneking M (1994) Mitochondrial DNA and human evolution. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes 26:251-259.

Sullivan KM, Hopgood R, and Gill P (1992) Identification of human remains by amplification and automated sequencing of mitochondrial DNA. International Journal of Legal Medicine 105:83-86.

Vigilant L, Pennington R, Harpending H, Kocher TD, and Wilson AC (1989) Mitochondrial DNA sequences in single hairs from a southern African population. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 86:9350-9354.

Vigilant LM, Stoneking M, Harpending H, Hawkes K, and Wilson AC (1991) African populations and the evolution of human mitochondrial DNA. Science 253:1503-1507.

Wallace DC (1994) Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation in human evolution and disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 91:8739-8746.

Wilson MR, Stoneking M, Holland MM, DiZinno JA, and Budowle B (1993) Guidelines for the use of mitochondrial DNA sequencing in forensic science. Crime Laboratory Digest 20:68-77.

Wilson MR, DiZinno JA, Polanskey D, Replogle J, and Budowle B (1995) Validation of mitochondrial DNA sequencing for forensic casework analysis. International Journal of Legal Medicine 108:68-74.

Wilson MR, Polanskey D, Butler J, DiZinno JA, Replogle J, and Budowle B (1995) Extraction, PCR amplification and sequencing of mitochondrial DNA from human hair shafts. Biotechniques 18:662-669.

Wrischnik LA, Higuchi RG, Stoneking M, and Erlich HA (1987) Length mutations in human mitochondrial DNA: direct sequencing of enzymatically amplified DNA. Nucleic Acids Research 15:529-542.

— compiled by Terry W. Melton, Ph.D., Mitotyping Technologies, LLC, 2565 Park Center Blvd., Suite 200, State College, PA 16801
(revised 1/18/02)