Join us this month with Dr. Fran Kendall from Emory University Department of Human Genetics as we dig deeper into confusion surrounding two components of the “Mito Cocktail”: Coenzyme Q10 and Creatine.
A long-time advocate and clinician for mitochondrial disease patients, Dr. Kendall began the Mitochondrial Disorders Program at Boston Children’s Hospital 18 years ago. Since that time, she has been involved in direct patient care as well as diagnostics and biochemical genetics research and currently follows patients through her Atlanta practice.
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