Comparison of mitochondrial A3243G mutation loads in easily accessible samples from a family with maternally inherited diabetes and deafness

Molecular Medicine Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-72

  Fukao, Toshiyuki ^a   Kondo, Masashi ^a   Yamamoto, Takahiro ^a   Orii, Kenji E ^a   Kondo, Naomi ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

A3243G; Heteroplasmy; Maternally inherited diabetes and deafness; MELAS; Mutation load

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CHEEK MUCOSA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA SEQUENCE; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR ROOT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; MALE; MATERNALLY INHERITED DIABETES AND DEAFNESS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHORT STATURE; URINALYSIS; URINE SEDIMENT;

EID: 69249113821     PISSN: 17912997     EISSN: 17913004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/mmr-00000063     Document Type: Article

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