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Apoptosis in mitochondrial encephalomyopathies with mitochondrial DNA mutations: a potential pathogenic mechanism.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Jan 2000
Mirabella M, Di Giovanni S, Silvestri G, Tonali P, Servidei S
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial encephalomyopathies caused by mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) defects are a genetically and phenotypically heterogeneous group of disorders. The site, percentage and distribution of mutations do not explain the overall clinical heterogeneity that is found. Apoptosis (programmed cell death) is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism that is essential for tissue development and homeostasis. Dysregulation of...
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