A new mutation in the mitochondrial tRNAAla gene in a patient with ophthalmoplegia and dysphagia

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 481-484

  Spagnolo, M ^a   Tomelleri, G ^a   Vattemi, G ^a   Filosto, M ^a   Rizzuto, N ^a   Tonin, P ^a  

^a Policlinico GB Rossi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia; Mitochondrial DNA; tRNAAla gene

Indexed keywords

ALANINE TRANSFER RNA; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

ADULT; ANTICODON; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE CELL; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BASE SEQUENCE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE EXTERNAL; POINT MUTATION; RNA, TRANSFER, ALA;

EID: 0034980534     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(01)00195-X     Document Type: Article

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