Clinical and Biochemical Phenotype of the MELAS Mutation

Overview

Journal J Inherit Metab Dis

Publisher Wiley

Date 1993 Jan 1

PMID 8295406

Authors

S Miyabayashi

H Hanamizu

R Nakamura

J I Hayashi

K Tada

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