Clinical manifestations of mitochondrial DNA depletion

Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1783-1790

  Vu, T H ^a   Sciacco, M ^a   Tanji, K ^a   Nichter, C ^a   Bonilla, E ^a   Chatkupt, S ^b,c   Maertens, P ^d   Shanske, S ^a   Mendell, J ^e   Koenigsberger, M R ^b,c   Sharer, L ^b   Schon, E A ^a   DiMauro, Salvatore ^a,f   DeVivo, D C ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f P and S 4 420   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALOMYOPATHY; GAIT DISORDER; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DEPLETION; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; ONSET AGE; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RESPIRATORY CHAIN;

EID: 0031747955     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.50.6.1783     Document Type: Article

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