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External ophthalmoplegia with severe progressive multiorgan involvement associated with the mtDNA A3243G mutation.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 May 2002
Hansrote Sun, Croul Sidney, Selak Mary, Kalman Bernadette, Schwartzman Robert J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) may be related to primary nuclear DNA or mitochondrial (mt)DNA mutations. The A3243G mtDNA point mutation most frequently causes mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome, but also has been associated with other phenotypes including CPEO, migraine, seizure, diabetes, and sensorineural hearing loss. CASE...
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