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Assessing the effect of oral glutamine on the MELAS phenotype requires appropriate study designs

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Finsterer, J. Assessing the effect of oral glutamine on the MELAS phenotype requires appropriate study designs. Neuroradiology 66, 459–460 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-024-03284-4

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