Association of the MELAS m.3243A > G mutation with myositis and the superiority of urine over muscle, blood and hair for mutation detection

Rosetta Marotta; Katrina Reardon; Penny A McKelvie; Maria Chiotis; Judy Chin; Mark Cook; Steven J Collins

Journal article

Association of the MELAS m.3243A > G mutation with myositis and the superiority of urine over muscle, blood and hair for mutation detection

Rosetta Marotta, Katrina Reardon, Penny A McKelvie, Maria Chiotis, Judy Chin, Mark Cook, Steven J Collins

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2009

DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.11.012

University of Melbourne Researchers

Penelope McKelvie Author Clinical Pathology

Steven Collins Author Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital

Mark Cook Author

Katrina Reardon Author Medicine - St Vincent's Hospital

Grants

Funding Acknowledgements

The authors like to thank the State Neuropathology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne. St Vincent's Melbourne Neuromuscular Diagnostic Laboratory is funded by the Department of Human Services, Victoria, Australia. Diagnostic screening was carried out with the patient's informed signed consent.