Mitochondrial cytopathies, phenotypic heterogeneity and a high incidence

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Treacy, Eileen P ^a   McConn Walsh, R ^b   Mayne, P ^b   Rustin, Pierre ^b   Brown, G K ^b   Monavari, Ahmad ^b   Ryan, Eoin ^b   King, M D ^b  

^a CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE DEFICIENCY; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; IRELAND; LABORATORY TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POINT MUTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRAVEL; GENETICS; PHENOTYPE;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRELAND; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 37849188814     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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