Pregnancy in chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia: A case report

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 293-295

  Ewart, Robert M ^a,b   Burrows, Robert F ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia; complications; DNA; Kearns syndrome; mitochondrial; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXTERNAL OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KEARNS SAYRE SYNDROME; MITOCHONDRION; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC CARE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030944009     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994147     Document Type: Article

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