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Case Reports
. 2004 Dec;14(12):815-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2004.09.002.

Mitochondrial myopathy and ophthalmoplegia in a sporadic patient with the 5698G-->A mitochondrial DNA mutation

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Mitochondrial myopathy and ophthalmoplegia in a sporadic patient with the 5698G-->A mitochondrial DNA mutation

Antonella Spinazzola et al. Neuromuscul Disord. 2004 Dec.

Abstract

We describe a second patient carrying the 5698G-->A transition in the mitochondrial DNA gene encoding tRNA(Asn), who has an apparently isolated mitochondrial myopathy with chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia. A muscle biopsy showed the presence of ragged-red and COX-negative fibres. Analysis of the mutation load on single muscle fibres showed significant segregation of the 5698G-->A with COX-depleted fibres. These results indicate that the 5698G-->A is pathogenic.

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