Quantification of gait in mitochondrial m.3243A > G patients: a validation study

Quantification of gait in mitochondrial m.3243A > G patients: a validation study

Abstract Background More than half of the patients harbouring the m.3243A > G mutation were found to have trouble maintaining balance when walking in a recent study by our group. Others demonstrated that these patients had an abnormal gait pattern, as quantified by gait analysis. Gait analysis is...

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Main Authors: Rob Ramakers, Saskia Koene, Jan T Groothuis, Paul de Laat, Mirian CH Janssen, Jan Smeitink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Gait
Mitochondrial disease
m.3243A > G
MELAS
Trial
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-017-0644-y

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