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Heterogeneity of six children and their mothers with mitochondrial DNA 3243 A>G mutation

Yan-Yan MaDepartment of Pediatrics, Chinese Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
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Tong-Fei WuDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
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Yu-Peng LiuDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
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Qiao WangDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
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Xi-Yuan LiDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
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Jin-Qing SongDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
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Xiu-Yu ShiDepartment of Pediatrics, Chinese Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
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Wei-Na ZhangDepartment of Pediatrics, Chinese Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
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Meng ZhaoDepartment of Pediatrics, Chinese Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
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Ling-Yan HuDepartment of Pediatrics, Chinese Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
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Yan-Ling YangDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, P.R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Li-Ping ZouDepartment of Pediatrics, Chinese Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, P.R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 297-302 | Received 22 Sep 2012, Accepted 15 Dec 2012, Published online: 29 Jan 2013

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