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ReviewMolecular genetics and metabolism

Mitochondrial DNA maintenance defects: potential therapeutic strategies.

Mohammed Almannai, Ayman W El-Hattab, Mahshid S Azamian, May Ali, Fernando Scaglia

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Review in Molecular genetics and metabolism. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 5 countries.

Mohammed AlmannaiGenetics and Precision Medicine Department (GPM), King Abdullah Specialized Children's Hospital (KASCH), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNG-HA), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ayman W El-HattabDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Mahshid S AzamianDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
May AliDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Fernando ScagliaDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA; Joint BCM-CUHK Center of Medical Genetics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong. Electronic address: fscaglia@bcm.edu.
Baylor College of Medicine · USNational Guard Health Affairs · SATexas Children's Hospital · USUniversity of Sharjah · AE

Funding

The North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium (NAMDC)U54NS078059 · NINDS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI BEDOYAN, JIRAIR K · 2011 to 2023
$17.5M
NINDS NIH HHS U54 NS078059
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) replication depends on the mitochondrial import of hundreds of nuclear encoded proteins that control the mitochondrial genome maintenance and integrity. Defects in these processes result in an expanding group of disorders called mtDNA maintenance defects that are characterized by mtDNA depletion and/or multiple mtDNA deletions with variable phenotypic manifestations. As it applies for mitochondrial disorders in general, current treatment options for mtDNA maintenance defects are limited. Lately, with the development of model organisms, improved understanding of the pathophysiology of these disorders, and a better knowledge of their natural history, the number of preclinical studies and existing and planned clinical trials has been increasing. In this review, we discuss recent preclinical studies and current and future clinical trials concerning potential therapeutic options for the different mtDNA maintenance defects.

Indexed as

DNA, MitochondrialMitochondrial DiseasesHumansMitochondriaDNA, MitochondrialClinical trialsMitochondriamtDNA depletionmtDNA replicationNucleoside bypass therapyPreclinical studies

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PMID35914366
PMCPMC10401187
OpenAlexW4286635896

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