Sensorineural hearing loss in MELAS syndrome

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 279-281

  Warrick, P D ^a   Wardrop, P ^a   Sim, D W ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytopathy; Hearing loss; Mitochondrial; Sensorineural

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; TRANSFER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; AUDIOMETRY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MELAS SYNDROME; MITOCHONDRION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; POINT MUTATION;

EID: 0030894308     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100137089     Document Type: Article

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