| Literature DB >> 20022607 |
Jorida Coku1, Sara Shanske, Mahsa Mehrazin, Kurenai Tanji, Ali Naini, Valentina Emmanuele, Marc Patterson, Michio Hirano, Salvatore DiMauro.
Abstract
Pathogenic mutations in the tRNA(Leu(UCN)) gene of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have been invariably accompanied by skeletal myopathy with or without chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO). We report a young woman with a heteroplasmic m.12276G>A mutation in tRNA(Leu(UCN)), who had childhood-onset and slowly progressive encephalopathy with ataxia, cognitive impairment, and hearing loss. Sequencing of the 22 tRNA mitochondrial genes is indicated in all unusual neurological syndromes, even in the absence of maternal inheritance.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 20022607 PMCID: PMC3891822 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.12.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol Sci ISSN: 0022-510X Impact factor: 3.181