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Craniofacial morphology in children of mothers with the m.3243A>G mutation in mitochondrial DNA.
The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association - 1 May 2010
Pihlajaniemi Taija L, Pirttiniemi Pertti, Uusimaa Johanna, Majamaa Kari
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OBJECTIVE: To describe craniofacial morphology in children from families with the mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome. DESIGN: Transversal prospective case-control study from a tertiary center. SUBJECTS: Nine children (five girls, four boys; aged 7.5 to 15.3 years) of mothers with m.3243A>G mutation in mitochondrial DNA and 36 age- and sex-matched healthy...
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