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Comprehensive summary of mitochondrial DNA alterations in the postmortem human brain: A systematic review.
EBioMedicine - 1 Feb 2022
Valiente-Pallejà Alba, Tortajada Juan, Bulduk Bengisu K, Vilella Elisabet, Garrabou Glòria, Muntané Gerard, Martorell Lourdes
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BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) encodes 37 genes necessary for synthesizing 13 essential subunits of the oxidative phosphorylation system. mtDNA alterations are known to cause mitochondrial disease (MitD), a clinically heterogeneous group of disorders that often present with neuropsychiatric symptoms. Understanding the nature and frequency of mtDNA alterations in health and disease could be a cornerstone in...
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