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Recurrent myoglobinuria due to a nonsense mutation in the COX I gene of mitochondrial DNA.
Neurology - 12 Sept 2000
Karadimas C L, Greenstein P, Sue C M, Joseph J T, Tanji K, Haller R G, Taivassalo T, Davidson M M, Shanske S, Bonilla E, DiMauro S
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OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the molecular basis of a mitochondrial myopathy associated with recurrent myoglobinuria and cytochrome c oxidase (COX) deficiency in muscle. BACKGROUND: Recurrent myoglobinuria is typically seen in patients with inborn errors of carbohydrate or lipid metabolism, the main sources of energy for muscle contraction. Relatively little attention has been directed to defects of the mitochondrial...
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