Molecular epidemiologic study of mitochondrial DNA mutations in patients with mitochondrial diseases in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 326-334

  Pang, Cheng Yoong ^a   Huang, Chin Chang ^b   Yen, May Yung ^c   Wang, Edward K ^c   Kao, Ko Pei ^c   Chen, Shun Sheng ^d   Wei, Yau Huei ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chronic progressive external; Kearns Sayre syndrome; Leber's hereditary optic; Leigh syndrome; Mitochondrial DNA; Myoclonic epilepsy and ragged red fibers syndrome; Neuropathy; Ophthalmoplegia

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA DETERMINATION; ENCEPHALOMYOPATHY; EXTERNAL OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HUMAN; KEARNS SAYRE SYNDROME; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LEIGH DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; PHENOTYPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEAFNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEIGH DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIAL ENCEPHALOMYOPATHIES; MUTATION; OPTIC ATROPHIES, HEREDITARY; PHENOTYPE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0344436030     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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