Methods and kits for treating and classifying individuals at risk of or suffering from TRAP1 change-of-function
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1. A method of improving mitochondrial function in an individual at risk of or suffering from a mitochondrial dysfunction or disorder, the method comprising administering to the individual a therapeutically effective amount of an antioxidant, wherein DNA of the individual that encodes a TNF receptor-associated protein 1 (TRAP 1) gene product includes a change-of-function mutation, wherein said change-of-function mutation is a loss-of-function mutation.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods and kits for treating and classifying individuals at risk of or suffering from a neurological and/or mitochondrial dysfunction or disorder. In general, the individuals are treated and/or classified based on the presence of a change-of-function mutation in nuclear DNA that encodes TNF receptor-associated protein 1 (TRAP1). Treatment involves the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of an antioxidant.
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- 1. A method of improving mitochondrial function in an individual at risk of or suffering from a mitochondrial dysfunction or disorder, the method comprising administering to the individual a therapeutically effective amount of an antioxidant, wherein DNA of the individual that encodes a TNF receptor-associated protein 1 (TRAP 1) gene product includes a change-of-function mutation, wherein said change-of-function mutation is a loss-of-function mutation.
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