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A3243G
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An A to G point mutation
at position 3243 on the Mitochondrial DNA causes MELAS and MIDD. |
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MELAS - An IntroductionMELAS stands for Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy Lactic Acidosis and Stroke like symptoms. Approximately 80% of MELAS patients carry the A3243G mtDNA point mutation, but MELAS has been associated with at least 6 different point mutations on the mtDNA. Three of these point mutations are on the same gene, and close to the A3243G point mutation,
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Author: Andy Collinson. Although I don't have any medical qualifications, as a sufferer of Diabetes, Deafness and Tinnitus caused by the A3243G mtDNA defect, I do have a very keen interest in the subject. Date Page Updated: 25 April 2005
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