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ReviewFrontiers in physiology2021

Leigh Syndrome: A Tale of Two Genomes.

Ajibola B Bakare, Edward J Lesnefsky, Shilpa Iyer

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Review in Frontiers in physiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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54citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
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  4. Cholesterol in Mitochondrial Diseases-Friend or Foe?International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  8. Reply: "Leigh Syndrome Due to the Variant c.1019T>C in COX15".Movement disorders clinical practice · 2026
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  16. Gut sulfide metabolism modulates behavior and brain bioenergetics.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  20. Neonatal and Syndromic Forms of Diabetes.Current diabetes reports · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ajibola B BakareDepartment of Biological Sciences, J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States.
Edward J LesnefskyDivision of Cardiology, Pauley Heart Center, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States.
Shilpa IyerDepartment of Biological Sciences, J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States.

Funding

mtDNA heteroplasmy in development and differentiation: an in-vitro approachR15NS080157 · NINDS · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI IYER, SHILPA · 2013 to 2013
$352k
BLRD VA I01 BX001355NINDS NIH HHS R15 NS080157
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leigh syndrome is a rare, complex, and incurable early onset (typically infant or early childhood) mitochondrial disorder with both phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity. The heterogeneous nature of this disorder, based in part on the complexity of mitochondrial genetics, and the significant interactions between the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes has made it particularly challenging to research and develop therapies. This review article discusses some of the advances that have been made in the field to date. While the prognosis is poor with no current substantial treatment options, multiple studies are underway to understand the etiology, pathogenesis, and pathophysiology of Leigh syndrome. With advances in available research tools leading to a better understanding of the mitochondria in health and disease, there is hope for novel treatment options in the future.

Indexed as

Leigh syndromemitochondriamitochondrial DNAmitochondrial geneticsrespiratory chain complex

Identifiers

PMID34456746
PMCPMC8385445

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