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A new mtDNA-tRNA(Glu) mutation (14728T>C) presenting a late-onset mitochondrial encephalomyopathy.
Mitochondrion - 1 Dec 2007
Nogueira Célia, Nunes João, Evangelista Teresinha, Fattori Fabiana, Tessa Alessandra, Pereira Cristina, Santorelli Filippo M, Vilarinho Laura
Abstract excerpt
We identified a new mutation in the mtDNA-encoded transfer RNA glutamate gene (tRNAGlu) in a patient presenting with late-onset myopathy. The mutation was nearly homoplasmic in muscle but hardly detectable in peripheral blood. Adding to the list of disease-related mtDNA variants, our findings propose to consider screening of tRNAGlu in cases of late-onset neuromuscular disorders.
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