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Hearing impairment is common in various phenotypes of the mitochondrial DNA A3243G mutation.
Archives of neurology - 1 Nov 2001
Deschauer M, Müller T, Wieser T, Schulte-Mattler W, Kornhuber M, Zierz S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there are common symptoms within different phenotypes of the mitochondrial DNA A3243G mutation. DESIGN: A series of 52 adults with mitochondrial encephalomyopathies and their symptomatic relatives were screened for the A3243G mutation using restriction enzyme analysis. In addition to clinical examination, patients with the mutation underwent audiometry. RESULTS: The A3243G mutation...
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