Reassessing the role of mitochondrial DNA mutations in autism spectrum disorder

• Main Authors: Carracedo Ángel (Author), Cuscó Ivón (Author), Mosquera-Miguel Ana (Author), Álvarez-Iglesias Vanesa (Author), Pérez-Jurado Luis (Author), Salas Antonio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is increasing evidence that impairment of mitochondrial energy metabolism plays an important role in the pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASD; OMIM number: 209850). A significant proportion of ASD cases display bio...