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MELAS phenotype associated with m.3302A>G mutation in mitochondrial tRNA(Leu(UUR)) gene.
Brain & development - 1 Feb 2014
Goto Masahide, Komaki Hirofumi, Saito Takashi, Saito Yoshiaki, Nakagawa Eiji, Sugai Kenji, Sasaki Masayuki, Nishino Ichizo, Goto Yu-Ichi
Abstract excerpt
The m.3302A>G mutation in the mitochondrial tRNA(Leu(UUR)) gene has been identified in only 12 patients from 6 families, all manifesting adult-onset slowly progressive myopathy with minor central nervous system involvement. An 11-year-old boy presented with progressive proximal-dominant muscle weakness from age 7years. At age 10, he developed recurrent stroke-like episodes. Mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy,...
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