Small-fiber neuropathy and the 3243A>G mutation in mitochondrial DNA [2]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 254, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1281-1282

  Henning, F ^a   Oey, P L ^a   Oerlemans, W G ^b   Wokke, J H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; LETTER; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SKIN TINGLING; WEAKNESS;

ADULT; COLD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HEAT; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; NERVE FIBERS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POINT MUTATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 36148988778     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0487-2     Document Type: Letter

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