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OXPHOS toxicogenomics and Parkinson's disease.
Mutation research - 1 Jan 2000
López-Gallardo Ester, Iceta Ruth, Iglesias Eldris, Montoya Julio, Ruiz-Pesini Eduardo
Abstract excerpt
Activities and quantities of several oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system complexes are decreased in many Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. Mutations in PD-associated nuclear genes affect OXPHOS function. Moreover, the inactivation of other nuclear genes related to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) replication and expression also leads to Parkinsonism. MtDNA only encodes OXPHOS subunits and the RNAs required for...
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