Mitochondrial diseases.

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Mitochondrial disorders represent a major challenge in medicine. Most of the mitochondrial proteins are encoded by the nuclear DNA (nDNA), whereas a very small fraction is encoded by the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Mutations in mtDNA or mitochondria-related nDNA genes can result in mitochondrial dysfunction. The disease usually affects multiple organs in varying locations and severity; however, there are some...

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