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Merging mitochondria for neuronal survival

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Loss of mitochondrial fusion causes a rapid degeneration of cerebellar Purkinje cells.

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Figure 1: Mitochondrial abnormalities in degenerating Mfn2-deficient Purkinje cells.

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  1. Giovanni Manfredi and M. Flint Beal are in the Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 1300 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, USA. gim2004@med.cornell.edu fbeal@med.cornell.edu,

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