Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variants, whether maternally inherited or acquired somatically during aging, can be particularly detrimental to cells that rely on mitochondrial metabolism such as neurons. The functional consequences of mtDNA variants are thought to depend on their heteroplasmy, defined as the proportion of m...
I. Tolle, Claudio Fiorini, J. Dobner et al.· bioRxiv· 0 citations
Carelli et al. argue that new insights into how NQO1 influences the response to idebenone warrant reevaluating the results of previous clinical trials, including those in Friedreich ataxia and Duchenne muscular dystrophy, using patient stratification by NQO1 genotype.
V. Carelli, Martina Romagnoli, F. Fortuna et al.· Brain : a journal of neurolo...· 0 citations
This case highlights the wide phenotypic spectrum of CX43-related disorders and suggests the importance of testing the GJA1 gene in individuals with atypical presentations, including predominant or isolated neurological phenotypes such as late-onset spastic paraplegia.
Irene Ambrosetti, F. Palombo, Diego D'Angeli et al.· International Journal of Mol...· 0 citations
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