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Infantile mitochondrial disorder associated with subclinical hypothyroidism is caused by a rare mitochondrial DNA 8691A>G mutation: a case report.
Neuroreport - 8 Jul 2015
Hao Xiaosheng, Liu Songyan, Wu Xuemei, Hao Yunpeng, Chen Yinbo
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial diseases, ~15% of cases, are because of mitochondrial DNA mutations. This study reported a case of an 11-month-old male infant with mitochondrial disease characteristics and subclinical hypothyroidism (a high thyrotropin level). Laboratory tests were all normal and the enzymatic activities of mitochondrial respiratory chain enzyme complexes I-IV were normal. However, thyroid tests showed abnormal...
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