Association of the mitochondrial 8344 MERRF mutation with maternally inherited spinocerebellar degeneration and Leigh disease

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Howell, N
Kubacka, I
Smith, R
Frerman, F
Parks, JK
Parker, WD
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[1] UNIV TEXAS,MED BRANCH,DEPT HUMAN BIOL,GALVESTON,TX 77555
[2] UNIV COLORADO,SCH MED,DEPT NEUROL,DENVER,CO
[3] UNIV COLORADO,SCH MED,DEPT PEDIAT,DENVER,CO
[4] UNIV VIRGINIA,SCH MED,DEPT NEUROL,CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA 22908
[5] UNIV VIRGINIA,SCH MED,DEPT PEDIAT,CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA 22908
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10.1212/WNL.46.1.219
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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We report previously undescribed or atypical clinical and biochemical manifestations of the mitochondrial DNA MERRF mutation at nucleotide 8344 in members of a multigenerational family with a maternally inherited, highly variable neurodegenerative disorder. The more profound neurologic abnormalities include Leigh disease, spinocerebellar degeneration, and atypical Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
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