Leigh syndrome: The genetic heterogeneity story continues

Brain

Volumn 137, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2872-2873

  Gerards, Mike ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; CARNITINE; COCARBOXYLASE; ENOYL COENZYME A HYDRATASE; RAPAMYCIN; THIAMINE; UBIDECARENONE; UBIQUINONE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; KETOGENIC DIET; LEIGH DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM;

ENOYL-COA HYDRATASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIGH DISEASE; MALE; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; VALINE;

EID: 84919393894     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awu264     Document Type: Note

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