The VACTERL association of vertebral, anal, cardiovascular, tracheo-esophageal, renal, and limb defects is one of the more common congenital disorders with limb deficiency arising during blastogenesis. The cause is probably heterogeneous; a molecular basis has not yet been defined. We report on a fa
MELAS with the mitochondrial DNA 3243 point mutation: a neuropathological study
β Scribed by C. Tanahashi; A. Nakayama; M. Yoshida; M. Ito; N. Mori; Y. Hashizume
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 670 KB
- Volume
- 99
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-6322
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