Mitochondrial DNA mutation analysis in Leigh syndrome

Chinese Journal of Neurology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-31

  Wang, Zhao Xia ^a   Yang, Yan Ling ^b   Zhang, Yue Hua ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

DNA; Leigh disease; Mitochondrial; Point mutation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA SCREENING; GENE DELETION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; LEIGH DISEASE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0037465249     PISSN: 10067876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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