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A novel mitochondrial DNA mutation and a mutation in the Notch3 gene in a patient with myopathy and CADASIL.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Nov 2001
Finnilä S, Tuisku S, Herva R, Majamaa K
Abstract excerpt
Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is characterized by cerebral symptoms, but peripheral nerve or muscle involvement has not been reported. We describe a patient who had a stereotypic clinical presentation of CADASIL and, in addition, myopathy with ragged-red fibers, suggesting a mitochondrial disorder. Therefore we determined the nucleotide...
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