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Mutational analysis of whole mitochondrial DNA in patients with MELAS and MERRF diseases.
Experimental & molecular medicine - 30 Jun 2010
Choi Byung-Ok, Hwang Jung Hee, Cho Eun Min, Jeong Eun Hye, Hyun Young Se, Jeon Hyeon Jeong, Seong Ki Min, Cho Nam Soo, Chung Ki Wha
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Mitochondrial diseases are clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorders, which make the exact diagnosis and classification difficult. The purpose of this study was to identify pathogenic mtDNA mutations in 61 Korean unrelated families (or isolated patients) with MELAS or MERRF. In particular, the mtDNA sequences were completely determined for 49 patients. From the mutational analysis of mtDNA obtained from...
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