Article
[Mitochondrial disorders].
Bulletin de l'Academie nationale de medecine - 1 Jan 2009
Munnich Arnold, de Lonlay Pascale, Rötig Agnès, Rustin Pierre
Abstract excerpt
The main role of the respiratory chain is to synthesize the ATP required by all cell types. Mitochondrial disorders can affect apparently unrelated organs, usually before age 1 year, although isolated organ involvement is also seen (myocardiopathy, liver failure, etc.) and clinical onset can occur throughout life. The clinical variability of mitochondrial disorders is due to the ubiquitous nature of the...
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