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. 2006 Apr 5;10(3):442–450. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2000.tb00276.x

Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Diseases and Mutations in Nuclear DNA: A Promising Start?

Carolyn M Sue 1, Eric A Schon 1,2,✉
PMCID: PMC8098584  PMID: 10885663

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