Mitochondrial diseases
Mitochondrial diseases: Introduction
Mitochondrial diseases are very rare. However, they are very interesting because they are genetic diseases,
and yet are very different to all other types of genetic disease.
Surprisingly, there is actually DNA in the body that is not on any of the 46 chromosomes.
This "other DNA" was discovered a long time ago but has only
recently been linked to disease.
Currently, mitochondrial DNA is an extremely active area of research.
See also article Mitochondrial disorders.
Symptoms of Mitochondrial diseases
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Disease Topics Related To Mitochondrial diseases
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Causes of Mitochondrial diseases
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Treatments for Mitochondrial diseases
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Prognosis for Mitochondrial diseases
Prognosis for Mitochondrial diseases:
The prognosis for patients with mitochondrial myopathies varies greatly
from patient to patient because disease progression depends largely on the
type of disease and the degree of involvement of various organs.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Mitochondrial Myopathies Information Page: NINDS)
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Clinical Trials for Mitochondrial diseases
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally
and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Mitochondrial diseases include:
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Clinical Trials for Mitochondrial diseases
Mitochondrial diseases: Broader Related Topics
Types of Mitochondrial diseases
Types of Mitochondrial diseases
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Types of Mitochondrial diseases
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Article Excerpts about Mitochondrial diseases
Mitochondrial myopathies are a group of neuromuscular
diseases caused by damage to the mitochondria - small, energy-producing
structures found in every cell in the body that serve as the cells' "power
plants." Nerve cells in the brain and muscles require a great deal of
energy, and thus appear to be particularly damaged when mitochondrial
dysfunction occurs.
Some of the more common mitochondrial myopathies
include Kearns-Sayre syndrome, myoclonus epilepsy with ragged-red fibers
(MERRF), and mitochondrial encephalomyopathy lactic acidosis and
stroke-like episodes (MELAS).
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Mitochondrial Myopathies Information Page: NINDS)
Definitions of Mitochondrial diseases:
Mitochondrial diseases is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Mitochondrial diseases, or a subtype of Mitochondrial diseases,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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