| Literature DB >> 27394078 |
Dario Ronchi1, Ernesto Di Biase1, Giulia Franco1, Valentina Melzi1, Francesca Del Sorbo2, Antonio Elia2, Chiara Barzaghi3, Barbara Garavaglia3, Christian Bergamini4, Romana Fato4, Gabriele Mora5, Roberto Del Bo1, Francesco Fortunato1, Linda Borellini1, Ilaria Trezzi1, Giacomo Monzio Compagnoni1, Edoardo Monfrini1, Emanuele Frattini1, Sara Bonato1, Filippo Cogiamanian6, Gianluca Ardolino6, Alberto Priori7, Nereo Bresolin1, Stefania Corti1, Giacomo Pietro Comi1, Alessio Di Fonzo8.
Abstract
COQ2 mutations have been implicated in the etiology of multiple system atrophy (MSA) in Japan. However, several genetic screenings have not confirmed the role of its variants in the disease. We performed COQ2 sequence analysis in 87 probable MSA. A homozygous change p.A43G was found in an MSA-C patient. Cosegregation analysis and the evaluation of CoQ10 content in muscle and fibroblasts did not support the pathogenic role of this variant.Entities:
Keywords: COQ2; CoQ10; MSA
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27394078 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.05.022
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurobiol Aging ISSN: 0197-4580 Impact factor: 4.673