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Whole exome sequencing of suspected mitochondrial patients in clinical practice.
Journal of inherited metabolic disease - 1 May 2015
Wortmann Saskia B, Koolen David A, Smeitink Jan A, van den Heuvel Lambert, Rodenburg Richard J
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial disorders are characterized by a broad clinical spectrum. Identical clinical signs and symptoms can be caused by mutations in different mitochondrial or nuclear genes. Vice versa, the same mutation can lead to different phenotypes. Genetic syndromes and neuromuscular disorders mimicking mitochondrial disorders further complicate the diagnostic process. Whole exome sequencing (WES) is the state of...
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