The myoclonic epilepsy and ragged-red fiber mutation provides new insights into human mitochondrial function and genetics

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 745-751

  Chomyn, Anne ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; TRANSFER RNA;

GENE ISOLATION; HUMAN; MUSCLE MITOCHONDRION; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0031900991     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301813     Document Type: Article

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