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Bilateral striatal necrosis and MELAS associated with a new T3308C mutation in the mitochondrial ND1 gene.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 18 Sept 1997
Campos Y, Martín M A, Rubio J C, Gutiérrez del Olmo M C, Cabello A, Arenas J
Abstract excerpt
We found a novel maternally inherited T3308C mutation in the mtDNA ND1 gene in a patient with bilateral striatal necrosis and stroke-like episodes. Muscle biopsy from the proband showed mitochondrial proliferation in blood vessels and normal respiratory chain activities. The mutation, which was n...
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