Disease mechanisms in mitochondrial maintenance disorders
OPA1 and MFN2 are two critical mitochondrial membrane proteins required for mitochondrial fusion. OPA1 mutations account for approximately 60% of cases of autosomal-dominant optic atrophy (DOA) and up to 20% of mutational carriers develop a more severe multi-systemic neurological phenotype (DOA+) in...
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University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
2012
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.574568 |