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Defects in the biosynthesis of mitochondrial heme c and heme a in yeast and mammals.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 6 Dec 2004
Moraes Carlos T, Diaz Franscisca, Barrientos Antoni
Abstract excerpt
Defects in heme biosynthesis have been associated with a large number of diseases, but mostly recognized in porphyrias, which are neurovisceral or cutaneous disorders caused by the accumulation of biosynthetic intermediates. However, defects in the maturation of heme groups that are part of the oxidative phosphorylation system are now also recognized as important causes of disease. The electron transport chain...
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