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Kearns‐Sayre Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of Cardiovascular Complications
1 May 2005
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Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS) is a rare genetic abnormality. Classified as a mitochondrial cytopathy, the primary pathology of this syndrome is a disturbance of mitochondrial DNA, which codes for the proteins required for the respiratory chain reaction. Onset occurs before age 20, and is manifest as chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia and retinal degeneration. Management issues of KSS include prophylactic...
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