Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 298, Issue 1 , Pages 140-144 , 15 November 2010

A novel mitochondrial tRNAGlu (MTTE) gene mutation causing chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia at low levels of heteroplasmy in muscle

  • Charlotte L. Alston

      Affiliations

    • Mitochondrial Research Group, Institute for Ageing and Health, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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  • James Lowe

      Affiliations

    • School of Molecular Medical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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  • Douglass M. Turnbull

      Affiliations

    • Mitochondrial Research Group, Institute for Ageing and Health, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
    • ,
  • Paul Maddison

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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  • Robert W. Taylor

      Affiliations

    • Mitochondrial Research Group, Institute for Ageing and Health, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 191 2223685; fax: +44 191 2824373.

Received 9 July 2010 ,Revised 30 July 2010 ,Accepted 6 August 2010.

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PII: S0022-510X(10)00363-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.08.014

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 298, Issue 1 , Pages 140-144 , 15 November 2010

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