Rare and common genetic determinants of mitochondrial function determine severity but not risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease involving selective vulnerability of energy-intensive motor neurons (MNs). It has been unclear whether mitochondrial function is an upstream driver or a downstream modifier of neurotoxicity. We separated upstream genetic determ...

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Main Authors: Calum Harvey, Marcel Weinreich, James A.K. Lee, Allan C. Shaw, Laura Ferraiuolo, Heather Mortiboys, Sai Zhang, Paul J. Hop, Ramona A.J. Zwamborn, Kristel van Eijk, Thomas H. Julian, Tobias Moll, Alfredo Iacoangeli, Ahmad Al Khleifat, John P. Quinn, Abigail L. Pfaff, Sulev Kõks, Joanna Poulton, Stephanie L. Battle, Dan E. Arking, Michael P. Snyder, Jan H. Veldink, Kevin P. Kenna, Pamela J. Shaw, Johnathan Cooper-Knock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:Heliyon
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024010065