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FURTHER STUDIES ON PROGRESSIVE EXTERNAL OPHTHALMOPLEGIA
Author(s) -
Direkze M.,
Campbell G.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1975.tb07606.x
Subject(s) - external ophthalmoplegia , pathological , medicine , scrutiny , vacuole , karyotype , pathology , biology , genetics , chromosome , cytoplasm , political science , law , gene , mitochondrial dna
46XY, normal male karyotype (G‐banded) was noted in each patient with progressive external ophthalmoplegia. Although vacuoles have been recognized in other conditions, their presence in significant numbers in the diseases under scrutiny suggests the possibility of a common offending agent. It is likely that vacuolation is a pathological indication of infection by slow viruses.