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Effect of bezafibrate treatment on late-onset mitochondrial myopathy in mice.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Feb 2012
Yatsuga Shuichi, Suomalainen Anu
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial dysfunction is an important cause of metabolic disorders of children and adults, with no effective therapy options. Recently, induction of mitochondrial biogenesis, by transgenic overexpression of PGC1-alpha [peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma coactivator 1-alpha], was reported to delay progression of early-onset cytochrome-c-oxidase (COX) deficiency in skeletal muscle of two...
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