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Identification of m.3243A>G mitochondrial DNA mutation in patients with cerebellar ataxia.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Oct 2023
Liao Nai-Yi, Lai Kuan-Lin, Liao Yi-Chu, Hsiao Cheng-Tsung, Lee Yi-Chung
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BACKGROUND: The mitochondrial DNA m.3243A>G mutation can affect mitochondrial function and lead to a wide phenotypic spectrum, including mitochondrial encephalopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome, diabetes mellitus, hearing impairment, cardiac involvement, epilepsy, migraine, myopathy, and cerebellar ataxia. However, m.3243A>G has been rarely reported in patients with cerebellar...
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