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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Lennart Opitz
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-32870 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Grosser Emanuel E Hirt Ursula U Janc Oliwia A OA Menzfeld Christiane C Fischer Marc M Kempkes Belinda B Vogelgesang Steffen S Manzke Till U TU Opitz Lennart L Salinas-Riester Gabriela G Müller Michael M
Neurobiology of disease 20120630 1
Rett syndrome is an X chromosome-linked neurodevelopmental disorder associated with cognitive impairment, motor dysfunction and breathing irregularities causing intermittent hypoxia. Evidence for impaired mitochondrial function is also accumulating. A subunit of complex III is among the potentially dys-regulated genes, the inner mitochondrial membrane is leaking protons, brain ATP levels seem reduced, and Rett patient blood samples confirm increased oxidative damage. We therefore screened for mi ...[more]