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Presentation of m.3243A>G (MT-TL1; tRNALeu) variant with focal neurology in infancy.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Nov 2015
Mordaunt Dylan A, McIntyre Liam C, Salvemini Hayley, Ibrahim Afdal, Bratkovic Drago, Ketteridge David, Scott Hamish S, Kassahn Karin S, Smith Nicholas
Abstract excerpt
The Mitochondrial tRNALeu (MT-TL1) mutation, m.3243A>G constitutes the commonest identified mitochondrial genome mutation. Characteristically, giving rise to MELAS (mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes), a phenotypic spectrum associated with this genetic variant is now apparent. We report on the first patient with infantile hemiparesis, without comorbid encephalopathy,...
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