Early-onset stroke associated with a mutation in mitofusin 2

Neurology

Volumn 70, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 2010-2011

  Chung, K W ^a   Cho, S Y ^b   Hwang, S J ^b   Kim, K H ^b   Yoo, J H ^b   Kwon, O ^c   Kim, S M ^d   Sunwoo, I N ^d   Zuchner S ^e   Choi, B O ^b,f  

^a Kongju National University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Eulji General Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Mokdong Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MITOFUSIN 2; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MFN2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MFN2 GENE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STROKE; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; STROKE;

EID: 44949218461     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000312513.96457.7a     Document Type: Article

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