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Prevalence of Japanese dialysis patients with an A-to-G mutation at nucleotide 3243 of the mitochondrial tRNA(Leu(UUR)) gene.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Mar 2000
Yamagata K, Tomida C, Umeyama K, Urakami K i, Ishizu T, Hirayama K, Gotoh M, Iitsuka T, Takemura K, Kikuchi H, Nakamura H, Kobayashi M, Koyama A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A high prevalence of an A-to-G mutation at nucleotide 3243 of the mitochondrial genome in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and/or deafness has been reported previously. We investigated the prevalence of this mutation in Japanese dialysis patients with associated DM and/or deafness. METHODS: We studied 106 dialysis patients with DM, 26 with DM and deafness, and 26 with deafness alone, using...
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