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[Pathogenesis and treatment of stroke-like episodes in MELAS].
Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 1 Nov 2008
Iizuka Takahiro
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Mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is a distinct clinical syndrome caused by mutations in mitochondrial DNA. Crucial molecular mechanism includes a lack of taurine modification at the wobble uridine of the mutant tRNA(Leu(UUR)), causing UUG condon-specific translational defect and mitochondrial protein synthesis failure. However, the pathogenesis of...
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