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Endocrine disorders in a patient with a suspicion of a mitochondrial disease, MELAS syndrome - a case report and literature review.
Pediatric endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism - 1 Jan 2021
Baszyńska-Wilk Marta, Moszczyńska Elżbieta, Szarras-Czapnik Maria, Wysocka-Mincewicz Marta, Wątrobińska Urszula, Kozłowska Agata, Szalecki Mieczysław
Abstract excerpt
MELAS syndrome (mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes) is a genetically determined disease caused by mutations in mitochondrial DNA. We present a girl who was suspected of MELAS syndrome during the diagnostic evaluation of short stature. The patient suffered from symptoms potentially indicating mitochondrial disease, such as muscular weakness, cranial nerve VI palsy,...
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