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MELAS- and Kearns-Sayre-type co-mutation [corrected] with myopathy and autoimmune polyendocrinopathy.
Annals of neurology - 1 Jun 1996
Ohno K, Yamamoto M, Engel A G, Harper C M, Roberts L R, Tan G H, Fatourechi V
Abstract excerpt
A 35-year-old woman with features of Kearns-Sayre syndrome consisting of progressive ptosis, ophthalmoparesis, mitochondrial myopathy, and pigmentary retinopathy also had autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 11 (Addison's disease, autoimmune insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and primary ovarian failure). There was no history of similarly affected relatives. Analysis of muscle...
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