Many genes implicated in familial Parkinson disease (PD) code for proteins with mitochondrial function.1 Several of these genes, including PINK1 and PARK2 , are involved in mitophagy, a mitochondrial quality control pathway.2 We describe a family with 3 members affected by autosomal dominant optic atrophy in which 2 affected members also developed PD. Acknowledgment: The authors thank the patients and their family for participating in this study.
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