Mutations in mitochondrial genes frequently produce diseases that affect the brain and skeletal muscle (mitochondrial encephalomyopathies). Why are these two tissues particularly sensitive to mitochondrial mutations?

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Mutations in Mitochondrial Genes Frequently Produce Diseases That Affect the Brain