Demyelinating disease of central and peripheral nervous systems associated with a A8344G mutation in tRNALys

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 275-278

  Erol, I ^a   Alehan, F ^a   Horvath, R ^b,c   Schneiderat, P ^c   Talim, B ^d  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Demyelination; MERRF; Mutation; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; CARNITINE; COLECALCIFEROL; CREATINE KINASE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; FOLIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LACTIC ACID; LYSINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NICOTINAMIDE; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PREDNISONE; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; TRANSFER RNA; UBIDECARENONE;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLACCID PARALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; THALAMUS; TINNITUS; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASES; ATAXIA; CHILD; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEREDITARY CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEMYELINATING DISEASES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MERRF SYNDROME; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUTATION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; QUADRIPLEGIA; RNA, TRANSFER, LYS;

EID: 63749113046     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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