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[Dilated cardiomyopathy, diabetes and deafness related to a mutation of mitochondrial DNA].
Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux - 1 Feb 2007
Ferreira-Maldent N, Maillot F, Quilliet L, Guilmot J L, Charbonnier B
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Mitochondrial diseases may cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or, less commonly, dilated cardiomyopathy. The authors describe a case of a 46 year old woman with dilated cardiomyopathy associated with diabetes and deafness. This association is suggestive of the MIDD syndrome and the demonstration of metabolic abnormalities (raised serum lactic acid, abnormal lactate/pyruvate ratio) was compatible with a...
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