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Novel mitochondrial tRNA(Ile) m.4282A>G gene mutation leads to chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia plus phenotype.
The British journal of ophthalmology - 1 Oct 2014
Jackson Christopher B, Neuwirth Christoph, Hahn Dagmar, Nuoffer J-M, Frank Stephan, Gallati Sabina, Schaller André
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIM: To investigate the underlying pathomechanism in a 33-year-old female Caucasian patient presenting with chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) plus symptoms. METHODS: Histochemical analysis of skeletal muscle and biochemical measurements of individual oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) complexes. Genetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA in various tissues with subsequent investigation of...
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