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Does the patient have a mitochondrial encephalomyopathy?
Journal of child neurology - 1 Nov 1999
DiMauro S, Bonilla E, De Vivo D C
Abstract excerpt
The ubiquitous nature of mitochondria, the dual genetic control of the respiratory chain, and the peculiar rules of mitochondrial genetics contribute to explain the extraordinary clinical heterogeneity of disorders associated with defects of oxidative phosphorylation (mitochondrial encephalomyopathies). To provide a practical approach to the diagnostic challenge posed by these conditions, we critically review the...
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