1. S.G. Pavlakis, et al. " Mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episodes: a distinctive clinical syndrome" . Ann. Neurol., 16 (4) (1984), pp. 481-488 2. J. Finsterer, " Genetic, pathogenetic, and phenotypic implications of the mitochondrial A3243G tRNALeu(UUR) mutation" 3. A novel tRNA Val mitochondrial DNA mutation causing MELAS. Tanji, Kurenai et al. Journal of the Neurological Sciences , Volume 270 , Issue 1 , 23 - 27 4. MELAS phenotype associated with m.3302A>G mutation in mitochondrial tRNA Leu(UUR) gene. Goto, Masahide et al. Brain and Development , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , 180 - 182 5. Klopstock T, Jaksch M, Gasser T. Age and cause of death in mitochondrial diseases. Neurology . 1999 Sep 11. 53(4):855-7. [Medline] . ...