• Diagnostic value of serum biomarkers FGF21 and GDF15 compared to muscle sample in mitochondrial disease 

      Lehtonen, Jenni M.; Auranen, Mari; Darin, Niklas; Sofou, Kalliopi; Bindoff, Laurence; Hikmat, Omar; Uusimaa, Johanna; Vieira, Paivi; Tulinius, Már; Lönnqvist, Tuula; de Coo, Irenaeus F.; Suomalainen, Anu; Isohanni, Pirjo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      The aim of this study was to compare the value of serum biomarkers, fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) and growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15), with histological analysis of muscle in the diagnosis of mitochondrial ...
    • A multicenter study on Leigh syndrome: disease course and predictors of survival 

      Sofou, Kalliopi; De Coo, Irenaeus F. M.; Isohanni, Pirjo; Ostergaard, Elsebet; Naess, Karin; De Meirleir, Linda; Tzoulis, Charalampos; Uusimaa, Johanna; De Angst, Isabell B.; Lönnqvist, Tuula; Pihko, Helena; Mankinen, Katariina; Bindoff, Laurence; Tulinius, Már; Darin, Niklas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-15)
      Background: Leigh syndrome is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, associated with primary or secondary dysfunction of the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. Despite the fact that Leigh syndrome is the most ...