The zebrafish orthologue of the human hepatocerebral disease gene MPV17 plays pleiotropic roles in mitochondria

• Main Authors: Laura Martorano (Author), Margherita Peron (Author), Claudio Laquatra (Author), Elisa Lidron (Author), Nicola Facchinello (Author), Giacomo Meneghetti (Author), Natascia Tiso (Author), Andrea Rasola (Author), Daniele Ghezzi (Author), Francesco Argenton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Company of Biologists, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndromes (MDS) are a group of rare autosomal recessive disorders with early onset and no cure available. MDS are caused by mutations in nuclear genes involved in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) maintenance, and characterized by both a strong reduction in mtDNA content and seve...