Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 145-149 , August 2008

Mutation of Mitochondrial DNA G13513A Presenting with Leigh Syndrome, Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome and Cardiomyopathy

  • Shi-Bing Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Chin Weng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ni-Chung Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wuh-Liang Hwu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Pi-Chuan Fan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wang-Tso Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Received 3 March 2008 ,Revised 18 April 2008 ,Accepted 28 August 2008.

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PII: S1875-9572(08)60030-3

doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(08)60030-3

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 145-149 , August 2008

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