Clinical presentation of mitochondrial diseases in children with progressive intellectual and neurological deterioration

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 407-408

  Sharrard, Mark ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL RNA;

CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ETHNICITY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MITOCHONDRIAL ENCEPHALOMYOPATHY; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION REACTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; MUTATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 77953157438     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2009.03488.x     Document Type: Note

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