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Mitochondrial function and morphology are impaired in parkin-mutant fibroblasts.
Annals of neurology - 1 Nov 2008
Mortiboys Heather, Thomas Kelly Jean, Koopman Werner J H, Klaffke Stefanie, Abou-Sleiman Patrick, Olpin Simon, Wood Nicholas W, Willems Peter H G M, Smeitink Jan A M, Cookson Mark R, Bandmann Oliver
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OBJECTIVE: There are marked mitochondrial abnormalities in parkin-knock-out Drosophila and other model systems. The aim of our study was to determine mitochondrial function and morphology in parkin-mutant patients. We also investigated whether pharmacological rescue of impaired mitochondrial function may be possible in parkin-mutant human tissue. METHODS: We used three sets of techniques, namely, biochemical...
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