Mitochondrial disease: genetics and management

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 263, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 179-191

  Ng, Yi Shiau ^a   Turnbull, Doug M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute and chronic neurological presentations; Mitochondrial disease; Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA); Nuclear genes; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE EXTERNAL OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; GENE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; GENOME; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MELAS SYNDROME; MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME; MYOPATHY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR GENOME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; PTOSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SUBACUTE VISUAL LOSS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES;

EID: 84955705725     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-015-7884-3     Document Type: Article

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