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Mitochondrial molecular genetic results in a South African cohort: divergent mitochondrial and nuclear DNA findings.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Jan 2022
Meldau Surita, Owen Elizabeth Patricia, Khan Kashief, Riordan Gillian Tracy
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AIMS: Mitochondrial diseases form one of the largest groups of inborn errors of metabolism. The birth prevalence is approximately 1/5000 in well-studied populations, but little has been reported from Sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to describe the genetics underlying mitochondrial disease in South Africa. METHODS: An audit was performed on all mitochondrial disease genetic testing performed in Cape...
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