Pitt Pediatrics congratulates Lina Ghaloul Gonzalez, MD, for receiving funding from TANGO2 Research Foundation for her research project “Investigating the Effect of Mitochondrial Stabilizing Compounds on TANGO2 Deficient Cells.” Ghaloul Gonzalez will receive $25,000 in funding from the foundation.
TANGO2 deficency is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by the mutations in the TANGO2 gene. Patients with this disorder that experience stress and illness can develop acute metabolic crisis, rhabdomyolysis and/or cardiac arrhythmias.