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Novel POLG mutation in a patient with sensory ataxia, neuropathy, ophthalmoparesis and stroke.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 25 Aug 2015
Lam Ching-Wan, Law Chun-Yiu, Siu Wai-Kwan, Fung Cheuk-Wing, Yau Man-Mut, Huen Kwai-Fun, Lee Hencher Han-Chih, Mak Chloe Miu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Clinical diagnosis of POLG-related disorders can be challenging because the phenotypic spectrums are heterogeneous which can mimic different types of mitochondrial disorders. CASE: We report a case of POLG-related disorder in an 18y Chinese girl who had been diagnosed as MELAS syndrome (mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes) for the past 8y. She first...
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