Kearns-Sayre syndrome in twins: lethal dominant mutation or acquired disease?
Neurology
; 38(9): 1399-402, 1988 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
We studied twin brothers who met all diagnostic criteria for the Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS). The twins reinforce the view that KSS is a specific syndrome. They raise the possibility that the condition is inherited as a lethal dominant trait, a mode of inheritance that explains the observed paucity of familial cases. However, these cases do not exclude the possibility of an acquired cause, such as persistent viral infection of the brain.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Oftalmoplejía
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Síndrome de Kearns-Sayre
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Enfermedades en Gemelos
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurology
Año:
1988
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Article