MELAS syndrome: Clinical, biological and molecular genetic features;Syndrome MELAS chez un enfant de 5 ans: Caracteristiques cliniques, biologiques et genetiques

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1000-1003

  Edmar, A ^a   Lombes A ^c   Renouil, M ^a   Bangui, A ^a   Lamblin, D ^a   Boumahni, B ^a   Chaurand, G ^a   Mariette, J B ^a   Fourmaintraux, A ^a   Vallee, L ^b  

^a HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Genetics, biochemical; Mitochondria; Myoclonus; Psychomotor disorders; Seizures; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0032167587     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-693X(98)80012-2     Document Type: Article

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