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| | Clinical mitochondrial genetics -- Chinnery et al. 36 (6): 425 -- Journal of Medical Genetics |
 | | Because the tRNA genes are interspersed throughout the genome, mtDNA deletions usually involve a tRNA gene, resulting in a protein translation defect, and causing Kearns-Sayre syndrome, chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia, or diabetes and deafness (table 1). |
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 | | Goto Y, Tsugane K, Tanabe Y, Nonaka I, Horai S. A new point mutation at nucleotide pair 3291 of the mitochondrial tRNA(Leu(UUR)) gene in a patient with mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS). |
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