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A novel D104G mutation in the adenine nucleotide translocator 1 gene in autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia patients with mitochondrial DNA with multiple deletions.
Annals of neurology - 1 May 2002
Komaki Hirofumi, Fukazawa Toshiyuki, Houzen Hideki, Yoshida Kazuto, Nonaka Ikuya, Goto Yu-ichi
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia is a mitochondrial disorder characterized by multiple large deletions of mitochondrial DNA. A recent study showed pathogenic heterozygous missense mutations in the heart/skeletal muscle isoform of the adenine nucleotide translocator 1 gene in autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia patients. In one Japanese autosomal dominant progressive...
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