A Follow-up Study in a Taiwanese Family with Mitochondrial Myopathy, Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-like Episodes Syndrome

A Follow-up Study in a Taiwanese Family with Mitochondrial Myopathy, Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-like Episodes Syndrome

MELAS (mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes) syndrome is often associated with A3243G point mutation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). We previously described a MELAS family characterized by harboring an additional ∼260 bp tandem duplication in the D-loop and...

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Main Authors: Jie-Yuan Li, Rong-Hong Hsieh, Nan-Jing Peng, Ping-Hong Lai, Cheng-Feng Lee, Yuk-Keung Lo, Yau-Huei Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
follow-up study
MELAS
mitochondrial disease
mitochondrial DNA
mutation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664607600035

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