MITOCHONDRIAL NEUROGASTROINTESTINAL ENCEPHALOMYOPATHY (MNGIE)

Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalo-myopathy (MNGIE) is a rare autosomal recessive disease caused by thymidine phosphorylase (TP) gene mutation. Here we report a patient with MNGIE in whom sensorimotor polyneuropathy was the first presenting symptom and had a fluctuating course. This 26-ye...

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Main Authors: P. Ayatollahi, A. Tarazi S. Nafissi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2006-04-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3158