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Clinical heterogeneity in two pedigrees with the 3243 bp tRNA(Leu(UUR)) mutation of mitochondrial DNA.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 Jan 1995
Campos Y, Bautista J, Gutiérrez-Rivas E, Chinchón D, Cabello A, Segura D, Arenas J
Abstract excerpt
We studied two pedigrees with a mutation at the nucleotide 3243 of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The proband from the first pedigree had clinically defined MELAS plus maternally transmitted insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). The propositus of the other pedigree had exercise intolerance, lactic acidosis and ragged-red fibers (RRF). In the first pedigree, both the mother and the sister's proband harbored the...
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