A mitochondrial encephalomyopathy. A combined 31P magnetic resonance and biochemical investigation.
A 15-year-old girl presented with recurrent encephalopathic episodes, epilepsy, myopathy and chronic lactic acidosis. A muscle biopsy revealed the presence of ragged red fibres and mitochondria with paracrystalline inclusions. Biochemical studies on freshly isolated skeletal muscle mitochondria demo...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1985
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