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LC-MS Analysis of Human Platelets as a Platform for Studying Mitochondrial Metabolism
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Deficiency of the NAD(P)HX metabolic repair system: a treatable mitochondrial disease
Chaolong Xu1,2, Hong Jin1, Jiuwei Li1
1Department of Neurology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
|January 24, 2026
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