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Revelation of a new mitochondrial DNA mutation (G12147A) in a MELAS/MERFF phenotype.
Archives of neurology - 1 Feb 2004
Melone Mariarosa A B, Tessa Alessandra, Petrini Stefania, Lus Giacomo, Sampaolo Simone, di Fede Giuseppe, Santorelli Filippo M, Cotrufo Roberto
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BACKGROUND: A 26-year-old man presented at onset with the syndrome of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episodes (MELAS) and later with a phenotype for MELAS and myoclonic epilepsy and ragged red fiber disease (MELAS/MERRF). OBJECTIVE: To identify the possible defects in the mitochondrial genome in blood and muscle samples of the patient. DESIGN: Case study of a patient clinically...
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