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A new mitochondrial DNA mutation (A3288G) in the tRNA(Leu(UUR)) gene associated with familial myopathy.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 1 Apr 1999
Hadjigeorgiou G M, Kim S H, Fischbeck K H, Andreu A L, Berry G T, Bingham P, Shanske S, Bonilla E, DiMauro S
Abstract excerpt
We describe a family with a maternally inherited mitochondrial myopathy and an A3288G mutation in the tRNA(Leu(UUR)) gene. The proband had muscle cramping and mild weakness while her brother had long-standing limb and respiratory muscle weakness and her daughter had elevated serum CK. The mutation, which was nearly homoplasmic in muscle and heteroplasmic in blood, affects the TpsiC loop at a conserved site and...
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