Respiratory chain encephalomyopathies: A diagnostic classification

European Neurology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 260-267

  Walker, Ulrich A ^a   Collins, Steven ^a   Byrne, Edward ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cytochrome c oxidase; Diagnosis; DNA; Electron transport; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial; Mitochondrial encephalomyopathies

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENCEPHALOMYOPATHY; EXTERNAL OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; LEIGH DISEASE; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; MUSCLE BIOPSY; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; POLAROGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; REVIEW;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIAL ENCEPHALOMYOPATHIES; PEDIGREE;

EID: 0029763025     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: 14219913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000117269     Document Type: Article

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