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Frequencies of myohistological mitochondrial changes in patients with mitochondrial DNA deletions and the common m.3243A>G point mutation.
Neuropathology : official journal of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology - 1 Apr 2015
Zierz Charlotte Maria, Joshi Pushpa Raj, Zierz Stephan
Abstract excerpt
Frequencies of typical myohistological changes such as ragged red fibers (RRF) and cytochrome c oxidase (COX)-deficient fibers have been suggested to be dependent on underlying mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) defect. However, there are no systematic studies comparing frequencies of myohistological changes and underlying genotypes. The histopathological changes were analysed in 29 patients with genetically confirmed...
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