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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-12-6
pubmed:abstractText
A woman with definite multiple sclerosis (MS) and mitochondrial myopathy is described. There were widespread white matter lesions on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) abnormalities and evoked response changes. Muscle biopsy showed ragged red fibres (RRFs) and cytochrome c oxidase (CoX) deficiency. Southern blot analysis revealed a large deletion of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The patient may be affected by two unrelated diseases, MS and mitochondrial myopathy, but this combination has never previously been reported.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0340-5354
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
241
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
511-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Multiple sclerosis and mitochondrial myopathy: an unusual combination of diseases.
pubmed:affiliation
Istituto di Clinica Neurologica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't