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MELAS Syndrome

Known as: Syndrome, MELAS, Mitochondrial Myopathy, Lactic Acidosis, Stroke-Like Episode, Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-Like Episodes 
A mitochondrial disorder characterized by focal or generalized seizures, episodes of transient or persistent neurologic dysfunction resembling… (More)

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1946-2017
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MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHY AND SIDEROBLASTIC ANEMIA

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny.
Comparative analysis of multiple genomes in a phylogenetic framework dramatically improves the precision and sensitivity of… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
A polytene chromosome analysis of the Anopheles gambiae species complex.
Field-collected specimens of all known taxa in the Anopheles gambiae complex were analyzed on the basis of chromosome inversions… (More)
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1995
1995
MELAS syndrome: imaging and proton MR spectroscopic findings.
PURPOSE To evaluate imaging findings in MELAS (mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, strokes) syndrome for the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Identification of single specimens of the Anopheles gambiae complex by the polymerase chain reaction.
A ribosomal DNA-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method has been developed for species identification of individuals of the five… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
MELAS mutation in mtDNA binding site for transcription termination factor causes defects in protein synthesis and in respiration but no change in levels of upstream and downstream mature transcripts.
The pathogenetic mechanism of the mitochondrial tRNA(LeuUUR) gene mutation responsible for the MELAS (mitochondrial myopathy… (More)
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
A mutation in the tRNA(Leu)(UUR) gene associated with the MELAS subgroup of mitochondrial encephalomyopathies.
Mitochondrial encephalomyopathies are usually divided into three distinct clinical subgroups: (1) mitochondrial myopathy… (More)
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1988
1988
MELAS syndrome: characteristic migrainous and epileptic features and maternal transmission.
Severe prolonged migrainous symptoms and prolonged partial status epilepticus are characteristic features of the MELAS syndrome… (More)
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
A ribosomal RNA gene probe differentiates member species of the Anopheles gambiae complex.
A 0.59 kilobase DNA fragment cloned from an rDNA cistron of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae can be used as a probe to… (More)
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Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episodes: a distinctive clinical syndrome.
We report on two patients who have a mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and recurrent cerebral insults that… (More)
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Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
The histogenesis and biologic behavior of primary human malignant melanomas of the skin.
 
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