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Skeletal muscle gene expression profiling in mitochondrial disorders.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 May 2005
Crimi Marco, Bordoni Andreina, Menozzi Giorgia, Riva Laura, Fortunato Francesco, Galbiati Sara, Del Bo Roberto, Pozzoli Uberto, Bresolin Nereo, Comi Giacomo Pietro
Abstract excerpt
Extremely variable clinic and genetic features characterize mitochondrial encephalomyopathy (MEM). Pathogenic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) defects can be divided into large-scale rearrangements and single point mutations. Clinical manifestations become evident when a threshold percentage of the total mtDNA is mutated. In some MEM, the "mutant load" in an affected tissue is directly related to the severity of the...
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