## ~~ We studied a patient with a rnitochondrial encephalomyopathy characterized by the presence of all the cardinal features of both myoclonic epilepsy and ragged-red fibers (MERRF) and mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episodes (MELAS) syndromes. Muscle biopsy show
Clinical heterogeneity in two pedigrees with the 3243 bp tRNALeu(UUR) mutation of mitochondrial DNA
✍ Scribed by Y. Campos; J. Bautista; E. Gutiérrez-Rivas; D. Chinchón; A. Cabello; D. Segura; J. Arenas
- Book ID
- 114784495
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 487 KB
- Volume
- 91
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-6314
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