Chronic kidney disease, severe arterial and arteriolar sclerosis and kidney neoplasia: on the spectrum of kidney involvement in MELAS syndrome

Chronic kidney disease, severe arterial and arteriolar sclerosis and kidney neoplasia: on the spectrum of kidney involvement in MELAS syndrome

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>MELAS syndrome (MIM ID#540000), an acronym for Mitochondrial Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-like episodes, is a genetically heterogeneous mitochondrial disorder with protean manifestations and occasional kidney involvemen...

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Main Authors: Piccoli Giorgina, Bonino Laura, Campisi Paola, Vigotti Federica, Ferraresi Martina, Fassio Federica, Brocheriou Isabelle, Porpiglia Francesco, Restagno Gabriella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
MELAS syndrome
Chronic kidney disease
Renal vascular
Disease
Kidney cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/13/9

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