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Mitochondrial respiratory dysfunction in familiar parkinsonism associated with PINK1 mutation.
Neurochemical research - 1 Dec 2008
Piccoli Claudia, Sardanelli Annamaria, Scrima Rosella, Ripoli Maria, Quarato Giovanni, D'Aprile Annamaria, Bellomo Francesco, Scacco Salvatore, De Michele Giuseppe, Filla Alessandro, Iuso Arcangela, Boffoli Domenico, Capitanio Nazzareno, Papa Sergio
Abstract excerpt
In the present study mitochondrial respiratory function of fibroblasts from a patient affected by early-onset parkinsonism carrying the homozygous W437X nonsense mutation in the PINK1 gene has been thoroughly characterized. When compared with normal fibroblasts, the patient's fibroblast mitochondria exhibited a lower respiratory activity and a decreased respiratory control ratio with cellular ATP supply relying...
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