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Kobayashi M, Morishita H, Sugiyama N, Yokochi K, Nakano M, Wada Y, Hotta Y, Terauchi A, Nonaka I: Two cases of NADH-coenzyme Q reductase deficiency: relationship to MELAS syndrome. J Pediatr. 1987 Feb;110(2):223-7.
Muscle biopsy specimens from two patients with MELAS syndrome (mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episodes) were studied biochemically. 14CO2 production rates from (1-14C) pyruvate, (U-14C) malate, and (1-14C) 2-ketoglutarate were all decreased in intact mitochondria in both patients. Rotenone-sensitive NADH cytochrome c reductase activities were decreased to 8% (patient 1) and 6% (patient 2) of control values; succinate cytochrome c reductase and cytochrome c oxidase values were within normal limits. These results indicate that both patients have a defect of NADH-CoQ reductase of the respiratory chain and that MELAS can be brought about by a defect of NADH-CoQ reductase. |
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