A homozygous genetic variant of mitochondrial uncoupling protein 4 affects the occurrence of leukoaraiosis

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 352-357

  Szolnoki, Z ^a   Kondacs, A ^a   Mandi, Y ^b   Bodor, A ^c   Somogyvari, F ^b  

^a Pandy Kalman County Hospital   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^c Rethy Pal Hospital   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Genetics; Leukoaraiosis; Mitochondria; UCP variants

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL ENERGY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEMYELINATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LEUKOARAIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROIMAGING; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; RISK FACTOR; WHITE MATTER;

AGED; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEUKOARAIOSIS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIA;

EID: 77957959043     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2010.01391.x     Document Type: Article

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