PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Howell, N. AU - Kubacka, I. AU - Smith, R. AU - Frerman, F. AU - Parks, J. K. AU - Parker, W. D. TI - Association of the mitochondrial 8344 MERRF mutation with maternally inherited spinocerebellar degeneration and Leigh disease AID - 10.1212/WNL.46.1.219 DP - 1996 Jan 01 TA - Neurology PG - 219--222 VI - 46 IP - 1 4099 - http://n.neurology.org/content/46/1/219.short 4100 - http://n.neurology.org/content/46/1/219.full SO - Neurology1996 Jan 01; 46 AB - Article abstract-We report previously undescribed or atypical clinical and biochemical manifestations of the mitochondrial DNA MERRF mutation at nucleotide 8344 in members of a multigenerational family with a maternally inherited, highly variable neurodegenerative disorder. The more profound neurologic abnormalities include Leigh disease, spinocerebellar degeneration, and atypical Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. NEUROLOGY 1996;46: 219-222