Article
Phenotypic dichotomy in mitochondrial complex II genetic disorders.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Sept 2001
Baysal B E, Rubinstein W S, Taschner P E
Abstract excerpt
This review presents our current knowledge on the genetic and phenotypic aspects of mitochondrial complex II gene defects. The mutations of the complex II subunits cause two strikingly different group of disorders, revealing a phenotypic dichotomy. Genetic disorders of the mitochondrial respiratory chain are often characterized by hypotonia, growth retardation, cardiomyopathy, myopathy, neuropathy, organ failure,...
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