The 3260 mutation in mitochondrial DNA can cause mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episodes (MELAS)

Sequence and organization of the human mitochondrial genome

1981 • 9,348 citations

A mutation in the tRNALeu(UUR) gene associated with the MELAS subgroup of mitochondrial encephalomyopathies

1990 • 2,006 citations

Maternally inherited myopathy and cardiomyopathy: association with mutation in mitochondrial DNA tRNALeu(UUR)

1991 • 384 citations

A new mtDNA mutation associated with mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS)

1991 • 324 citations

Strongly succinate dehydrogenase–reactive blood vessels in muscles from patients with mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke‐like episodes

1991 • 182 citations

A new point mutation associated with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy

1993 • 135 citations

A New Point Mutation at Nucleotide Pair-3291 of the Mitochondrial Transfer-RNALeu(Uur) Gene in a Patient with Mitochondrial Myopathy, Encephalopathy, Lactic-Acidosis, and Stroke-Like Episodes (MELAS)

1994 • 101 citations

Clinical features of melas and mitochondrial DNA mutations

1995 • 97 citations

Defective respiratory capacity and mitochondrial protein synthesis in transformant cybrids harboring the tRNA(Leu(UUR)) mutation associated with maternally inherited myopathy and cardiomyopathy.

1994 • 76 citations