Maternal inheritance and mitochondrial DNA variants in familial Parkinson's disease

Maternal inheritance and mitochondrial DNA variants in familial Parkinson's disease

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mitochondrial function is impaired in Parkinson's disease (PD) and may contribute to the pathogenesis of PD, but the causes of mitochondrial impairment in PD are unknown. Mitochondrial dysfunction is recapitulated in cell lines...

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Main Authors: Pfeiffer Ronald F, Rudolph Alice, Halter Cheryl A, Pauciulo Michael W, Kissell Diane K, Pankratz Nathan, Simon David K, Nichols William C, Foroud Tatiana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/11/53

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