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Molecular epidemiologic study of mitochondrial DNA mutations in patients with mitochondrial diseases in Taiwan.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 May 1999
Pang C Y, Huang C C, Yen M Y, Wang E K, Kao K P, Chen S S, Wei Y H
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We report an 8-year molecular study of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations in patients with mitochondrial diseases in Taiwan. One hundred and seventy-seven patients met the diagnostic criteria of mitochondrial disease and were recruited into the study. The results showed that 32 patients, including 25 with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome, one with...
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