Maternally inherited deafness and unusual phenotypic manifestations associated with A3243G mitochondrial DNA mutation

Pathology and Oncology Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 82-86

  Komlósi, Katalin ^a   Kellermayer, Richárd ^a   Maász, Anita ^a   Havasi, Viktória ^a   Hollódy, Katalin ^a   Vincze, Olga ^b   Merkli, Hajnalka ^a   Pál, Endre ^a   Melegh, Béla ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b Baranya County Hospital   (Hungary)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Deafness; MELAS; Mitochondrial disease; mtDNA A3243G; tRNALeu(UUR)

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEARING LOSS; HEART INFARCTION; HETEROPLASMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOACUSIS; MALE; MATERNALLY INHERITED DEAFNESS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DISORDER; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYALGIA; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHESUS INCOMPATIBILITY; THROMBOPHILIA; TREMOR;

EID: 22844442570     PISSN: 12194956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02893371     Document Type: Article

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