Mitochondrial 3243 A→G mutation (MELAS mutation) associated with painful muscle stiffness

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 305-307

  Deschauer, M ^a   Wieser, T ^a   Neudecker, S ^a   Lindner, A ^a   Zierz, S ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

MELAS; Mitochondrial mutation; Painful muscle stiffness

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE DEAMINASE; CITRATE SYNTHASE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; GLYCOGEN PHOSPHORYLASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DNA DETERMINATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HEARING DISORDER; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE MITOCHONDRION; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; POINT MUTATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIA, MUSCLE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PAIN; POINT MUTATION;

EID: 0032588047     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(99)00019-X     Document Type: Article

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