Kidney involvement in MELAS syndrome: Description of 2 cases.
CONCLUSION: The presence of FSGS or other kidney involvement accompanied by hereditary neurosensory deafness and T2DM could be suggestive of a A3243G tRNA(Leu) mutation and should prompt a genetic testing and an evaluation of potential extrarenal involvement.
PMID: 28283275 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Medicina Clinica - Category: Journals (General) Tags: Med Clin (Barc) Source Type: research
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