MITOCHONDRIAL and METABOLIC DISORDERS- a primary care physician’s guide
Reprinted from a special supplement to Exceptional Parent Magazine
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INTRODUCTION |
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The Role of the Primary Care Physician in the Treatment of Children |
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OVERVIEW |
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The Spectrum of Mitochondrial Disease, ROBERT K. NAVIAUX, MD, PHD.......................................................…..... |
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DIAGNOSIS |
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Deciding When to Refer, DAVID L. COULTER, MD............................................................………………………............ |
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The Promise of DNA Analysis in Understanding Mitochondrial Disease, |
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A New Horizon for the Diagnosis of Mitochondriopathies, |
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Electrospray Tandem Mass Spectrometry Screening for Mitochondrial Diseases, |
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Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation Assays |
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TREATMENT |
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The Role of Nutrition in Mitochondrial and Metabolic Diseases, |
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The Use of Dichloroacetate in the Treatment of Mitochondrial Disease, |
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RESEARCH |
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Promising Avenues of Investigation in the |
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Advances in Mitochondrial Disease Research, GEORGIRENE VLADUTIU, PHD.....................................................…..... |
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RESOURCES |
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Editorial Advisory Board..........................................................................................................……………………….............. |
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Glossary ...................................................................................................................................…………………………….............. |
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Resources and References for the Physician...................................................................................…………………........... |
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Health Insurance Information Offices...........................................................................................……………………............ |
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