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Acute mitochondrial myopathy with respiratory insufficiency and motor axonal polyneuropathy.
The International journal of neuroscience - 1 Mar 2018
Zhou Ying, Yi Jianhua, Liu Li, Wang Xiaoping, Dong Liang, Du Ailian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial myopathies (MMs) are mainly presented with chronic muscle weakness and accompanied with other syndromes. MM with acute respiratory insufficiency is rare. AIMS: To reveal the clinical, pathological and molecular characteristics of a life-threatening MM. METHODS: Muscle biopsy and enzyme staining were performed in skeletal muscles. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequencing was analyzed and...
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