A mutation of human cytochrome c enhances the intrinsic apoptotic pathway but causes only thrombocytopenia (2025)

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We acknowledge funding support from Lottery Health Research, the University of Otago, the HS & JC Anderson Charitable Trusts and from the Health Research Council of New Zealand. We thank C. Porteous, T. Kleffmann, V. Jalbert and A. Yacia for expert technical assistance, M. Murphy, M. Hampton and A. Reeve for discussions, C. Beresford for clinical assessment, G. Pielak for the cytochrome c plasmid and the affected family for their extraordinary contribution.

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    Ian M Morison,Emma J Cheesman,Pak Leng Cheong,Robert J Weeks,Alexandra Lo,Stefan M K Davies,Sigurd M Wilbanks,Robert D Fagerlund,Mathew W Ludgate,Fernanda M da Silva Tatley,Melanie S A Coker,Nicholas A Bockett,Gillian Hughes,Diana A Pippig&Elizabeth C Ledgerwood

  2. Faculté de Médecine Paris-Ilede France-Ouest, Université de Versailles Saint Quentin, France

    Elisabeth M Cramer Bordé&Claude Capron

  3. Institut Cochin, INSERM, U567, Maternité Port-Royal, 123 Bd de Port-Royal, Paris, 75014, France

    Elisabeth M Cramer Bordé,Serge Fichelson&Claude Capron

  4. Pacific Edge Biotechnology Ltd, PO Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand

    Andrew J Holyoake

  5. Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, CNRS (UMR 8104), Paris, INSERM U567, France

    Serge Fichelson

  6. Canterbury District Health Board, Private Bag 4710, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand

    Mark P Smith

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I.M.M. and E.J.C. initiated the study, recruited and evaluated participants; A.J.H., M.W.L., F.M.d.S.T., M.S.A.C. and N.A.B. performed linkage studies, haplotype refinement and sequencing; M.P.S., E.M.C., S.F. and C.C. performed functional platelet and megakaryocyte studies and electron microscopy; P.L.C., R.J.W., E.C.L., A.L., S.M.K.D., G.H., S.M.W., R.D.F. and D.A.P. expressed the proteins and performed functional and structural studies; and I.M.M., E.C.L., E.M.C. and S.M.W. wrote the paper.

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A.J.H. was a full-time employee of Pacific Edge Biotechnology Ltd., which owns the intellectual property associated with G41S cytochrome c, when performing experiments and contributing to this paper.

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Morison, I., Cramer Bordé, E., Cheesman, E. et al. A mutation of human cytochrome c enhances the intrinsic apoptotic pathway but causes only thrombocytopenia. Nat Genet 40, 387–389 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.103

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A mutation of human cytochrome c enhances the intrinsic apoptotic pathway but causes only thrombocytopenia (2025)

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