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. 2010 Dec 17;134(1):183–195. doi: 10.1093/brain/awq320

Table 3.

Correlation between 35S-methionine pulse labelling, immunoblotting and respiratory complex activities in six patients

Patient 35S-methionine pulse labelling Immunoblotting Respiratory complex activity Muscle histochemistry
SDH+ COX
P9 COXI faster migration COXI truncated band I + II/III + IV ↓ +++
P10 Normal or overall ↑ COXI, COXII, NDUFB8 ↑ I + III + IV ↓ ++ ++
P12 ND1, ND4, ND5 ↓ COXI, COXII, NDUFB8 ↓ I + IV ↓ +
P19 Overall ↓ COXI, COXII, NDUFB8 ↓ I + IV ↓ +
P32 Only ND4 ↓ COXI, COXII, NDUFB8 ↑ I + II/III ↓
P36 Overall ↓ COXI, COXII, NDUFB8 ↑ I + IV ↓ (liver) +