Intestinal pseudo-obstruction and urinary retention: Cardinal features of a mitochondrial DNA-related disease

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 253, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 381-385

  García Velasco, Adelaida ^a   Gomez Escalonilla C ^a   Guerra Vales, J M ^a   Cabello, A ^a   Campos, Y ^a   Arenas, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

A3243G mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutation; Intestinal pseudo obstruction; MELAS; Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; UBIQUINONE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BRAIN DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISORDER; HEMIPARESIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTESTINE PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; MOTHER; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION; VIRUS DETECTION; AGED; CASE REPORT; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; MELAS SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; POINT MUTATION; URINARY RETENTION;

EID: 0037337107     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2003.01095.x     Document Type: Article

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