Mitochondrial encephalomyopathies: Back to Mendelian genetics

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 693-694

  DiMauro, Salvatore ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE (UBIQUINONE);

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ENCEPHALOMYOPATHY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LEIGH DISEASE; MISSENSE MUTATION; MITOCHONDRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN;

EID: 0032975892     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1531-8249(199906)45:6<693::aid-ana2>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Editorial

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