Mitochondrial Neuro-Gastrointestinal Encephalopathy (MNGIE), Index of Suspicion
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Mitochondrial Neuro-Gastrointestinal Encephalopathy (MNGIE), Index of Suspicion
Mitochondrial neuro-gastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE), is an autosomal recessive disease, is one of the mitochondrial disorders, and is a multisystem disease clinically defined by progressive ophthalmoplegia, peripheral neuropathy, leukoencephalopathy, mitochondrial abnormalities and severe gastrointestinal involvement. Mitochondrial disorders have clinical manifestations reflecting th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2165-7920
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000746