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A novel heteroplasmic mitochondrial DNA mutation, A8890G, in a patient with juvenile‑onset metabolic syndrome: a case report.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Oct 2013
Ye Wei, Chen Saihui, Jin Sheng, Lu Jianxin
Abstract excerpt
Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a complex disorder characterized by a group of metabolic abnormalities. In the present study, the case of an 18‑year‑old male who presented with MS characteristics with central obesity (overweight and a waist circumference of 95 cm) and dyslipidemia (high TG, low HDL levels and low apoA‑I/apoB‑100) was reported. The patient's family has maternally inherited diabetes and a number of the...
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