Epidemiology of A3243G, the mutation for mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episodes: Prevalence of the mutation in an adult population

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 447-454

  Majamaa, Kari ^a   Moilanen, Jukka S ^a   Uimonen, Seija ^a   Remes, Anne M ^a   Salmela, Pasi I ^a   Kärppä, Mikko ^a   Majamaa Voltti, Kirsi A M ^a   Rusanen, Harri ^a   Sorri, Martti ^a   Peuhkurinen, Keijo J ^a   Hassinen, Ilmo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NUCLEOTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATAXIA;

EID: 0032231623     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301959     Document Type: Article

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