## Abstract ## Objective We studied the prevalence, segregation, and phenotype of the mitochondrial DNA 3243A>G mutation in children in a defined population in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland. ## Methods Children with diagnoses commonly associated with mitochondrial diseases were ascertained. Blo
Genotype to phenotype correlations in mitochondrial encephalomyopathies associated with the A3243G mutation of mitochondrial DNA
β Scribed by Caterina Mariotti; Nicola Savarese; Anu Suomalainen; Marco Rimoldi; Giacomo Comi; Alessandro Prelle; Carlo Antozzi; Serena Servidei; Laura Jarre; Stefano DiDonato; Massimo Zeviani
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 928 KB
- Volume
- 242
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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