Inner Membrane (IMAGE)
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The inner membrane of each mitochondrion contains distinctive folds known as cristae. In a normal mitochondrion (left) these folds fill the interior, but these folds are lost in damaged or dysfunctional mitochondria (right). Dozens of rare diseases have been shown to result from this type of mitochondrial dysfunction. Several others -- including Alzheimer disease, autism, cancer, cardiovascular disease, Parkinson disease, and type 2 diabetes -- are suspected to involve the mitochondria.
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Gary Carlson
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