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Lifestyle Changes Normalize Serum Lactate Levels in an m.3243A>G Carrier.
The American journal of case reports - 19 Apr 2021
Finsterer Josef
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BACKGROUND The normalization of serum lactate levels in a patient with non-syndromic mitochondrial disorder due to the m.3243A>G mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variant has not been previously reported. CASE REPORT A 57-year-old woman was diagnosed with mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) due to the m.3243A>G variant, with low heteroplasmy rates (31%), at age 50. The initial...
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