Article
A Caucasian family with the 3271 mutation in mitochondrial DNA.
Biochemical medicine and metabolic biology - 1 Aug 1994
Marie S K, Goto Y, Passos-Bueno M R, Zatz M, Carvalho A A, Carvalho M, Levy J A, Palou V B, Campiotto S, Horai S
Abstract excerpt
The second most common mutation associated with MELAS (mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes) in Japan is the 3271 mutation. This mutation was found in a Brazilian family of Portuguese and Italian descent, indicating that this mutation also exists in a...
Topics
- Acidosis, Lactic
- Adult
- Brazil
- Cerebrovascular Disorders
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Humans
- Male
- Mitochondrial Myopathies
- Mutation
- Pedigree
- White People