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Discrete gait characteristics are associated with m.3243A>G and m.8344A>G variants of mitochondrial disease and its pathological consequences.
Journal of neurology - 1 Jan 2014
Galna Brook, Newman Jane, Jakovljevic Djordje G, Bates Matthew G, Schaefer Andrew M, McFarland Robert, Turnbull Douglass M, Trenell Michael I, Gorman Gráinne S, Rochester Lynn
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Mitochondrial disease is complex and variable, making diagnosis and management challenging. The situation is complicated by lack of sensitive outcomes of disease severity, progression, contributing pathology and clinical efficacy. Gait is emerging as a sensitive marker of pathology; however, to date, no studies have quantified gait in mitochondrial disease. In this cross-sectional study, we quantified gait...
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