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Medical Genetics

Mitochondria in Health and Disease

Mitochondria play a prominent role in the initiation of apoptosis, an organism's normal and controlled death of cells.

Course Authors

Claus Desler, Ph.D., and Lene Juel Rasmussen, Ph.D.

Dr. Desler is Assistant Professor and Dr. Rasmussen is Professor and Managing Director, Center for Healthy Aging, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Within the past 12 months, Drs. Desler and Rasmussen have no conflicts of interest relevant to this activity.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, CCME staff, and interMDnet staff have nothing to disclose relevant to this activity.

 
Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this Cyberounds®, you should be able to:

  • Describe the role of mitochondria in humans;

  • Discuss the consequences of mitochondrial dysfunction in human diseases;

  • Discuss potential strategies for diagnosis and treatment of mitochondrial diseases.

 

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