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Case Report

An Autopsy Case of Mitochondrial Myopathy, Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-Like Episodes (MELAS) with Intestinal Bleeding in Chronic Renal Failure

Akira MimaDepartment of Nephrology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan;Department of Nephrology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Fumihiko ShiotaDepartment of Nephrology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Takeshi MatsubaraDepartment of Nephrology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Noriyuki IeharaDepartment of Nephrology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Taro AkagiTouseikai Nijo Akagi Clinic, Kyoto, Japan
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Hideharu AbeDepartment of Nephrology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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Kojiro NagaiDepartment of Nephrology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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Motokazu MatsuuraDepartment of Nephrology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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Taichi MurakamiDepartment of Nephrology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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Seiji KishiDepartment of Nephrology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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Toshikazu AraokaDepartment of Nephrology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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Fumi KishiDepartment of Nephrology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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Naoki KondoDepartment of Nephrology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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Reiko ShigetaDepartment of Nephrology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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Kazuhiro YoshikawaDepartment of Nephrology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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Toru KitaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Toshio DoiDepartment of Nephrology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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Atsushi FukatsuDepartment of Nephrology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Pages 622-625 | Received 26 Nov 2010, Accepted 01 May 2011, Published online: 01 Jun 2011

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