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Robert McFarlandNewcastle University Verified email at ncl.ac.uk Cited by 16594 |
Mitochondrial diseases
…, S DiMauro, M Hirano, Y Koga, R McFarland… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2016 - nature.com
Mitochondrial diseases are a group of genetic disorders that are characterized by defects in
oxidative phosphorylation and caused by mutations in genes in the nuclear DNA (nDNA) …
oxidative phosphorylation and caused by mutations in genes in the nuclear DNA (nDNA) …
A neurological perspective on mitochondrial disease
R McFarland, RW Taylor, DM Turnbull - The Lancet Neurology, 2010 - thelancet.com
Disruption of the most fundamental cellular energy process, the mitochondrial respiratory
chain, results in a diverse and variable group of multisystem disorders known collectively as …
chain, results in a diverse and variable group of multisystem disorders known collectively as …
Mitochondrial disease in adults: recent advances and future promise
Mitochondrial diseases are some of the most common inherited neurometabolic disorders,
and major progress has been made in our understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of these …
and major progress has been made in our understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of these …
Changes in thymic function with age and during the treatment of HIV infection
DC Douek, RD McFarland, PH Keiser, EA Gage… - Nature, 1998 - nature.com
The thymus represents the major site of the production and generation of T cells expressing
αβ-type T-cell antigen receptors. Age-related involution may affect the ability of the thymus to …
αβ-type T-cell antigen receptors. Age-related involution may affect the ability of the thymus to …
Prevalence of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA mutations related to adult mitochondrial disease
…, RW Taylor, DM Turnbull, R McFarland - Annals of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The prevalence of mitochondrial disease has proven difficult to establish,
predominantly as a result of clinical and genetic heterogeneity. The phenotypic spectrum of …
predominantly as a result of clinical and genetic heterogeneity. The phenotypic spectrum of …
Glycemic characteristics and clinical outcomes of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the United States
…, V Garrett, J Messler, R McFarland… - Journal of diabetes …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Diabetes has emerged as an important risk factor for severe illness and death
from COVID-19. There is a paucity of information on glycemic control among hospitalized …
from COVID-19. There is a paucity of information on glycemic control among hospitalized …
Prevalence of mitochondrial DNA disease in adults
AM Schaefer, R McFarland, EL Blakely… - Annals of Neurology …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Diverse and variable clinical features, a loose genotype–phenotype relationship,
and presentation to different medical specialties have all hindered attempts to gauge the …
and presentation to different medical specialties have all hindered attempts to gauge the …
Associations between cancer predisposition testing panel genes and breast cancer
…, A Thomas, J Lilyquist, B Feng, R McFarland… - JAMA …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Germline pathogenic variants inBRCA1andBRCA2predispose to an increased
lifetime risk of breast cancer. However, the relevance of germline variants in other genes …
lifetime risk of breast cancer. However, the relevance of germline variants in other genes …
[HTML][HTML] Host genotype-specific therapies can optimize the inflammatory response to mycobacterial infections
Susceptibility to tuberculosis is historically ascribed to an inadequate immune response that
fails to control infecting mycobacteria. In zebrafish, we find that susceptibility to …
fails to control infecting mycobacteria. In zebrafish, we find that susceptibility to …
Multi-system neurological disease is common in patients with OPA1 mutations
Additional neurological features have recently been described in seven families transmitting
pathogenic mutations in OPA1, the most common cause of autosomal dominant optic …
pathogenic mutations in OPA1, the most common cause of autosomal dominant optic …