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Two Cases of Leigh Disease in Siblings
Su Jin Kim, Ji Eun Kim, Hei Won Hwang, Ji Sun Mok, Dong Seok Lee, Doo Kwun Kim, Sung Min Choi, Woo Taek Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(6):718-722.   Published online June 15, 2001
Leigh disease is a familial and degenerative disorder characterized by focal, bilateral, and usually symmetric lesions of the both gray and white matter in the brain and the spinal cord. The clinical course is variable, but in most cases, the prognosis is poor with subacute progression leading to death within months or years of life. The pathogenesis was known as...
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