Devastating 'founder effect' genetic disorder raced to defective mitochondria in cerebellar neurons
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 13:30
in Health & Medicine
Defective mitochondria, the energy-producing powerhouses of the cell, trigger an inherited neurodegenerative disorder that first shows itself in toddlers just as they are beginning to walk, Canadian scientists reported at the American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting, Dec. 6, in Denver.