CASE REPORT <br>Leigh disease: 9 years follow up of a Polish family harboring T8993C mitochondrial DNA mutation
Leigh disease (LD) or subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy (SNE) is a mitochondrial dysfunction. It can be caused by either mitochondrial or nuclear DNA mutations, which impair communication of the complexes of the human electron transporting chain (ETC) directly or by interfering with nucleus-m...
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Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2005-04-01
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Series: | Archives of Medical Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.termedia.pl/magazine.php?magazine_id=19&article_id=3233&magazine_subpage=FULL_TEXT |