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Identification of G8969>A in mitochondrial ATP6 gene that severely compromises ATP synthase function in a patient with IgA nephropathy.
Scientific reports - 4 Nov 2016
Wen Shuzhen, Niedzwiecka Katarzyna, Zhao Weiwei, Xu Shutian, Liang Shaoshan, Zhu Xiaodong, Xie Honglang, Tribouillard-Tanvier Déborah, Giraud Marie-France, Zeng Caihong, Dautant Alain, Kucharczyk Róża, Liu Zhihong, di Rago Jean-Paul, Chen Huimei
Abstract excerpt
Here we elucidated the pathogenesis of a 14-year-old Chinese female who initially developed an isolated nephropathy followed by a complex clinical presentation with brain and muscle problems, which indicated that the disease process was possibly due to a mitochondrial dysfunction. Careful evaluation of renal biopsy samples revealed a decreased staining of cells induced by COX and NADH dehydrogenase activities,...
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