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Prevalence Statistics for Types of Mitochondrial diseases

Prevalence Statistics for Types of Mitochondrial diseases

The information below shows a list of types of Mitochondrial diseases, with information as to the prevalence of each of these types. Estimates of the people affected are calculated based on the available statistic.

Disease Prevalence Estimate US people estimate Statistic Used for Calculation
Leber's hereditary optic atrophy N/A N/A No information
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome N/A N/A rare
Progressive external ophthalmoplegia N/A N/A No information
Myoclonus epilepsy N/A N/A No information
MELAS N/A N/A No information
myoclonus epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF) N/A N/A No information
mitochondrial encephalopathies N/A N/A No information

Types of Mitochondrial diseases

For more information about types of Mitochondrial diseases, refer to our section on types of Mitochondrial diseases.

About prevalence:

The medical term 'prevalence' of Mitochondrial diseases usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Mitochondrial diseases at any given time, whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Mitochondrial diseases is called the 'incidence'. For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.


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