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OPA1 mutation and late-onset cardiomyopathy: mitochondrial dysfunction and mtDNA instability.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 1 Oct 2012
Chen Le, Liu Tingting, Tran Alice, Lu Xiyuan, Tomilov Alexey A, Davies Vanessa, Cortopassi Gino, Chiamvimonvat Nipavan, Bers Donald M, Votruba Marcela, Knowlton Anne A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial fusion protein mutations are a cause of inherited neuropathies such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and dominant optic atrophy. Previously we reported that the fusion protein optic atrophy 1 (OPA1) is decreased in heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS: We investigated cardiac function, mitochondrial function, and mtDNA stability in a mouse model of the disease with OPA1 mutation. The...
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