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Random mitotic segregation of mitochondrial DNA in MELAS syndrome.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 Jan 2000
Huang C C, Chen R S, Chu N S, Pang C Y, Wei Y H
Abstract excerpt
We describe the heterogeneity of clinical features and molecular genetic characteristics of the probands and other members in two families with mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome. A point mutation at the 3243rd nucleotide position of mtDNA was found only in some of the maternal lineage members of the two families. Furthermore, the proportions of...
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