Late-onset mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acid and stroke-like episodes (MELAS), defining symptomology.

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Department of Clinical Genomics, Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, United States.

Published: March 2017

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