Noninvasive diagnosis of the MELAS syndrome from blood DNA

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 116-116

  Poulton, Joanna ^a   Morten, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

BLOOD LEVEL; ENCEPHALOMYOPATHY; HUMAN; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LETTER; MUSCLE LEVEL; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA; HUMAN; INFANT; MELAS SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGE;

EID: 0027280499     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410340124     Document Type: Letter

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