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Prince Frederik of Luxembourg dies at 22 due to genetic disorder
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
He was diagnosed with POLG at the age of 14, when his symptoms were showing more clearly and the progression of his disease had become more acute.
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Research shows bacterial protein capable of keeping human cells healthy
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of So Paulo (USP) in Brazil, in collaboration with colleagues in Australia, discovered a unique bacterial protein that can maintain human cells healthy even when the cells are heavily contaminated with bacteria.
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Study finds how weaker immune response to viral infections in children wit
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) discovered in a recent study that infants with mitochondrial abnormalities had altered B cell function, which resulted in a weaker and less varied antibody response to viral infections. Researchers at the National Human Genome Research
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Study finds mitochondrial mutations in single cells
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
New knowledge about mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations has been obtained through the use of a high-throughput single-cell, single-mitochondrial genome sequencing technique known as iMiGseq. This technology also provides a platform for evaluating mtDNA editing techniques and genetically diag
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Researchers identify new mitochondrial disease in identical twins
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): Investigators led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Children's Hospital Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified a mitochondrial disease in a set of identical twins which was not previously reported.
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Study: Cells that results in neuronal death in a mouse model of mitochondr
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): According to a recent study, a type of central nervous system cell, Microglia is primarily responsible for neuronal death in Leigh Syndrome and the neurological symptoms related to this mitochondrial disease. This research was measured by using a mouse model o
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