We report a 64-year-old man presenting with multiple symmetric lipomatosis (MSL) and mitochondrial encephalomyoneuropathy. The diagnosis of a mitochondrial cytopathy was based on the typical clinical symptoms and signs, including chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia, hearing impairment, cere
Mitochondrial dysfunction with MERRF point-mutation in nerve and mucle tissue of a patient with multiple symmetric lipomatosis
β Scribed by H. Reichmann; M. Naumann; R. Kiefer; P. Seibel; K. Toyka
- Book ID
- 117670806
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 127 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0960-8966
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