Mitochondrial diseases: An overview of genetics, pathogenesis, clinical features and an approach to diagnosis and treatment

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 224-230

  Singhal, N ^a   Gupta, B S ^a,b   Saigal, R ^a   Makkar, J ^a   Mathur, R ^a  

^a SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b 28 Gangwal Park ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Encephalopathy; Mitochondria; mt DNA; Myopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHY; MITOCHONDRION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHIES; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0034231685     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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