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Clinical and Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features in a Cohort of Chinese Patients with Kearns-Sayre Syndrome.
Chinese medical journal - 20 Jun 2016
Yu Meng, Zhang Zhe, Wang Qing-Qing, Liu Jing, Zuo Yue-Huan, Yu Lei, Xiao Jiang-Xi, Zhang Wei, Yuan Yun, Wang Zhao-Xia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS) is a mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletion disorder characterized by a triad of onset before 20 years of age, ophthalmoplegia, and pigmentary retinopathy. The heart and central nervous system are commonly involved. We summarized clinical and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of a cohort of Chinese KSS patients. METHODS: Nineteen patients confirmed by muscle...
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