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Nuclear DNA damage is a primary driver of mitochondrial dysfunction in C9ORF72 ALS/FTD
Mara Zilocchi, Illari Salvatori, Silvia Lombardi…·Silvia M.L. Barabino
This study shows that nuclear DNA damage directly causes mitochondrial dysfunction in C9ORF72 ALS/FTD by triggering a DNA damage response that depletes NAD+ and impairs mitochondrial bioenergetics.
DOI 10.64898/2026.05.20.726184