Quantitative Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Heteroplasmy in Urinary Podocytes of Myoclonus Epilepsy With Ragged-Red Fibers Syndrome

Kidney Int Rep. 2023 Sep 17;8(12):2830-2832. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.09.021. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Miwa Goto^{1

2}, Emi Sawanobori¹, Takeshi Inukai¹, Shuji Hirata³, Tadashi Mabuchi³

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan.
² National Hospital Organization, Kofu National Hospital, Tenjin, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan.

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Keywords: fragment analysis; heteroplasmy; mitochondrial diseases; proteinuria; standard curve; urinary podocytes.