Non-invasive evaluation of buccal respiratory chain enzyme dysfunction in mitochondrial disease: Comparison with studies in muscle biopsy

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, In Press, Corrected Proof, doi:10.1016/j.ymgme.2011.11.193

Michael J. Goldenthal a, b, Teddy Kuruvilla b, Shirish Damle b, Leon Salganicoff b, Sudip Sheth b, Nidhi Shah b, Harold Marks a, b, Divya Khurana a, Ignacio Valencia a, Agustin Legido a.

a Section of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19134, USA
b Mitochondrial Disease Laboratory, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19134, USA

Keywors: Respiratory chain, Mitochondrial disease, Buccal swab, biopsied skeletal muscle, mitochondrial enzyme activities, Buccal citrate synthase, mitochondrial frataxin levels, relatively high correlation (over 82%), non-invasive.