Article
Light and electron microscopy characteristics of the muscle of patients with SURF1 gene mutations associated with Leigh disease.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Apr 2008
Pronicki M, Matyja E, Piekutowska-Abramczuk D, Szymanska-Debinska T, Karkucinska-Wieckowska A, Karczmarewicz E, Grajkowska W, Kmiec T, Popowska E, Sykut-Cegielska J
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Leigh syndrome (LS) is characterised by almost identical brain changes despite considerable causal heterogeneity. SURF1 gene mutations are among the most frequent causes of LS. Although deficiency of cytochrome c oxidase (COX) is a typical feature of the muscle in SURF1-deficient LS, other abnormalities have been rarely described. The aim of the present work is to assess the skeletal muscle morphology...
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