Mutational analysis of the mitochondrial tRNALeu(UUR) gene in Tunisian patients with mitochondrial diseases

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 355, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1031-1037

  Mkaouar Rebai, Emna ^a   Tlili, Abdelaziz ^a   Masmoudi, Saber ^a   Belguith, Neila ^a   Charfeddine, Ilhem ^b   Mnif, Mouna ^b   Triki, Chahnez ^b   Fakhfakh, Faiza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

A3243G mutation; Diabetes; Hearing loss; MIDD; Mitochondrial ND1 gene; T3396C; tRNALeu(UUR) gene

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; CYSTEINE; DEHYDROGENASE 1; GLYCINE; MITOCHONDRIAL RNA; OXIDOREDUCTASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; THREONINE; TRANSFER RNA; TRANSFER RNA LEUCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TUNISIA;

ADENOSINE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GUANOSINE; HUMANS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PEDIGREE; RNA, TRANSFER, LEU; TUNISIA;

EID: 33847644494     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.02.083     Document Type: Article

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