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Neuromelanin MRI in a family with mitochondrial parkinsonism harboring a Y955C mutation in POLG1.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Sept 2013
Mukai Masako, Sugaya Keizo, Yabe Ichiro, Goto Yu-ichi, Yokochi Fusako, Miyamoto Kazuhito, Cai Huaying, Sasaki Hidenao, Matsubara Shiro
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BACKGROUND: Progressive external ophthalmoplegia (PEO) and parkinsonism can be caused by genetic mutations that affect mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) maintenance. We characterized parkinsonism in a family with dominantly inherited PEO. METHODS: We conducted clinical, histological and genetic analyses on two affected members suffering from PEO and parkinsonism, and reviewed the cases in the literature. To clarify...
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