Detection of the A to G(3243) mutation of mitochondrial DNA in Japanese families with mitochondrial encephalomyopathies
K. Inui
Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, 553 Japan
Search for more papers by this authorH. Tsukamoto
Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, 553 Japan
Search for more papers by this authorH. Fukushima
Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, 553 Japan
Search for more papers by this authorM. Taniike
Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, 553 Japan
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Tanaka
Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, 553 Japan
Search for more papers by this authorT. Nishigaki
Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, 553 Japan
Search for more papers by this authorS. Okada
Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, 553 Japan
Search for more papers by this authorK. Inui
Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, 553 Japan
Search for more papers by this authorH. Tsukamoto
Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, 553 Japan
Search for more papers by this authorH. Fukushima
Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, 553 Japan
Search for more papers by this authorM. Taniike
Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, 553 Japan
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Tanaka
Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, 553 Japan
Search for more papers by this authorT. Nishigaki
Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, 553 Japan
Search for more papers by this authorS. Okada
Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, 553 Japan
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