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Drosophila melanogaster homolog of Down syndrome critical region 1 is critical for mitochondrial function.
Nature neuroscience - 1 Nov 2005
Chang Karen T, Min Kyung-Tai
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial dysfunction has emerged as a common theme that underlies numerous neurological disorders, including Down syndrome. Down syndrome cultures and tissues show mitochondrial damage such as impaired mitochondrial enzyme activities, defective mitochondrial DNA repairs and accumulation of toxic free radicals, but the cause of mitochondrial dysfunction remains elusive. Here we demonstrate that the Drosophila...
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