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MERRF/MELAS overlap syndrome

MedGen UID:
463320
•Concept ID:
C3151970
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: MERRF/MELAS OVERLAP SYNDROME
 
OMIM®: 590040; 590050; 590060; 590080; 590085

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MERRF/MELAS overlap syndrome: a double pathogenic mutation in mitochondrial tRNA genes.
Nakamura M, Yabe I, Sudo A, Hosoki K, Yaguchi H, Saitoh S, Sasaki H
J Med Genet 2010 Oct;47(10):659-64. Epub 2010 Jul 7 doi: 10.1136/jmg.2009.072058. PMID: 20610441

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A novel point mutation in the mitochondrial tRNA(Ser(UCN)) gene detected in a family with MERRF/MELAS overlap syndrome.
Nakamura M, Nakano S, Goto Y, Ozawa M, Nagahama Y, Fukuyama H, Akiguchi I, Kaji R, Kimura J
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1995 Sep 5;214(1):86-93. doi: 10.1006/bbrc.1995.2260. PMID: 7669057
A MERRF/MELAS overlap syndrome associated with a new point mutation in the mitochondrial DNA tRNA(Lys) gene.
Zeviani M, Muntoni F, Savarese N, Serra G, Tiranti V, Carrara F, Mariotti C, DiDonato S
Eur J Hum Genet 1993;1(1):80-7. doi: 10.1159/000472390. PMID: 8069654

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