Mitochondrial DNA and RNA processing in MELAS

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 172-180

  Kaufmann, Petra ^a,d   Koga, Yasutoshi ^b   Shanske, Sara ^b   Hirano, Michio ^c   Dimauro, Salvatore ^d   King, Michael P ^a   Schon, Eric A ^b  

^a H Houston Merritt Clinical Research Center for Muscular Dystrophy and Related Diseases   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE TRANSFER RNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; MITOCHONDRION; NUCLEIC ACID METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA PROCESSING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0029812866     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410400208     Document Type: Article

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