2024
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.8438
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Elderly onset of MELAS carried an M.3243A >G mutation in a female with deafness and visual deficits: A case report

Lin Zijun,
Yi Xu,
Yang Yujia
et al.

Abstract: Key Clinical MessageMELAS is a disorder with clinical variability that also responsible for a significant portion of unexplained hereditary or childhood‐onset hearing loss. Although patients typically present in childhood, the first stroke‐like episode can occur later in life in some patients, potentially related to a lower heteroplasmy level. It is crucial to consider MELAS as a potential cause of stroke‐like events if age at presentation and symptoms are atypical, especially among middle‐aged patients withou… Show more

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