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. 1992 Mar;50(3):655–657.

Genetic analysis of three pedigrees of mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episodes (MELAS)

W Sato, K Hayasaka, K Komatsu, Y Sawaishi, K Sakemi, Y Shoji, G Takada
PMCID: PMC1684303  PMID: 1539604

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