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Clonal expansion of secondary mitochondrial DNA deletions associated with spinocerebellar ataxia type 28.
JAMA neurology - 1 Jan 2015
Gorman Gráinne S, Pfeffer Gerald, Griffin Helen, Blakely Emma L, Kurzawa-Akanbi Marzena, Gabriel Jessica, Sitarz Kamil, Roberts Mark, Schoser Benedikt, Pyle Angela, Schaefer Andrew M, McFarland Robert, Turnbull Douglass M, Horvath Rita, Chinnery Patrick F, Taylor Robert W
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Progressive external ophthalmoplegia (PEO) is a common feature in adults with mitochondrial (mt) DNA maintenance disorders associated with somatic mtDNA deletions in muscle, yet the causal genetic defect in many patients remains undetermined. OBSERVATIONS: Whole-exome sequencing ident...
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