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Effects of carbonic anhydrase-related protein VIII on human cells harbouring an A8344G mitochondrial DNA mutation.
The Biochemical journal - 1 Apr 2014
Wang Tze-Kai, Cheng Che-Kun, Chi Tang-Hao, Ma Yi-Shing, Wu Shi-Bei, Wei Yau-Huei, Hsieh Mingli
Abstract excerpt
MERRF (myoclonus epilepsy associated with ragged-red fibres) is a maternally inherited mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with various syndromes involving both muscular and nervous systems. The most common mutation in MERRF syndrome, the A8344G mutation in mtDNA, has been associated with severe defects in the respiratory function of mitochondria. In the present study, we show that there is a significant decrease in...
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