Mitochondrial deletion in a boy with growth hormone deficiency mimicking cerebral palsy

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-174

  Gucuyener K ^a   Seyrantepe, V ^b   Topaloglu H ^b   Ozguc M ^b  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENE DELETION; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0031970816     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005304015278     Document Type: Article

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