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Mitochondrial DNA mutations in renal disease: an overview.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jan 2021
Govers Larissa P, Toka Hakan R, Hariri Ali, Walsh Stephen B, Bockenhauer Detlef
Abstract excerpt
Kidneys have a high energy demand to facilitate the reabsorption of the glomerular filtrate. For this reason, renal cells have a high density of mitochondria. Mitochondrial cytopathies can be the result of a mutation in both mitochondrial and nuclear DNA. Mitochondrial dysfunction can lead to a variety of renal manifestations. Examples of tubular manifestations are renal Fanconi Syndrome, which is often found in...
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