Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 204-206 , March 2010

A novel mutation in the tRNAIle gene (MTTI) affecting the variable loop in a patient with chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO)

Received 12 August 2009 ,Revised 14 December 2009 ,Accepted 14 January 2010.

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Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 204-206 , March 2010

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