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The role of novel COQ8B mutations in glomerulopathy and related kidney defects.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jan 2021
AbuMaziad Asmaa S, Thaker Tarjani M, Tomasiak Thomas M, Chong Chyi Chyi, Galindo Maureen K, Hoyme H Eugene
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Glomerulopathies affect kidney glomeruli and can lead to end-stage renal disease if untreated. Clinical and experimental evidence have identified numerous (>20) genetic mutations in the mitochondrial coenzyme Q8B protein (COQ8B) primarily associated with nephrotic syndrome. Yet, little else is understood about COQ8B activity in renal pathogenesis and its role in mitochondrial...
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