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Mitochondrial respiratory chain defects in skin fibroblasts from patients with Dravet syndrome

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This work was supported in part by grants from the Italian Ministry of Health (Ricerca Corrente). We thank Denise Cassandrini and Claudia Nesti for technical advices and Dr. Catherine J. Wrenn for expert editing.

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    1. Molecular Medicine, IRCCS Stella Maris, via dei Giacinti 2, 56128, Calambrone-Pisa, Italy

      Stefano Doccini, Maria Chiara Meschini, Federico Sicca & Filippo Maria Santorelli

    2. Pediatric Neurology and Neurogenetics Unit and Laboratories, Department of Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Child Health, A. Meyer Children’s Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

      Davide Mei & Renzo Guerrini

    3. Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory, IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, Calambrone-Pisa, Italy

      Federico Sicca

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    Doccini, S., Meschini, M.C., Mei, D. et al. Mitochondrial respiratory chain defects in skin fibroblasts from patients with Dravet syndrome. Neurol Sci 36, 2151–2155 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-015-2324-9

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