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ReviewNature reviews. Neurology2021

Applying genomic and transcriptomic advances to mitochondrial medicine.

William L Macken, Jana Vandrovcova, Michael G Hanna, Robert D S Pitceathly

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Review in Nature reviews. Neurology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The Hallmarks of Aging: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Translation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  11. Functional genomics and small molecules in mitochondrial neurodevelopmental disorders.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2024
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  12. Challenges and opportunities to bridge translational to clinical research for personalized mitochondrial medicine.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2024
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  14. A clinical approach to diagnosis and management of mitochondrial myopathies.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

William L MackenDepartment of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.
Jana VandrovcovaDepartment of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.
Michael G HannaDepartment of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.
Robert D S PitceathlyDepartment of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK. r.pitceathly@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6123-4551
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/S002065/1Medical Research Council MR/S005021/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has increased our understanding of the molecular basis of many primary mitochondrial diseases (PMDs). Despite this progress, many patients with suspected PMD remain without a genetic diagnosis, which restricts their access to in-depth genetic counselling, reproductive options and clinical trials, in addition to hampering efforts to understand the underlying disease mechanisms. Although they represent a considerable improvement over their predecessors, current methods for sequencing the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes have important limitations, and molecular diagnostic techniques are often manual and time consuming. However, recent advances in genomics and transcriptomics offer realistic solutions to these challenges. In this Review, we discuss the current genetic testing approach for PMDs and the opportunities that exist for increased use of whole-genome NGS of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in the clinical environment. We consider the possible role for long-read approaches in sequencing of mtDNA and in the identification of novel nuclear genomic causes of PMDs. We examine the expanding applications of RNA sequencing, including the detection of cryptic variants that affect splicing and gene expression and the interpretation of rare and novel mitochondrial transfer RNA variants.

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Genetic TestingGenomicsMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesSequence AnalysisTranscriptomeDNA, MitochondrialHumansMitochondrial DiseasesDNA, Mitochondrial

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PMID33623159
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