Alternating hemiplegia of childhood in half-sisters

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Kramer, U
Nevo, Y
Margalit, D
Shorer, Z
Harel, S
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[1] Tel Aviv Univ, Dana Childrens Hosp, Tel Aviv Sourasky Med Ctr, Sackler Fac Med, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
[2] Kaplan Hosp, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
[3] Soroka Med Ctr, IL-84101 Beer Sheva, Israel
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10.1177/088307380001500212
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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We present the family of two girls affected with alternating hemiplegia of childhood who were born to the same mother and different fathers. Previous reports suggested mitochondrial dysfunction as an Etiologic mechanism for this disorder. Muscle biopsy, including a measurement of the respiratory chain enzymes, performed in one of the sisters showed no mitochondrial abnormalities. The mode of inheritance is not certain, but an autosomal-dominant gene is most likely.
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