Types of Mitochondrial diseases

Mitochondrial diseases: Types list

The list of types of Mitochondrial diseases mentioned in various sources includes:

• Leber's hereditary optic atrophy
• Kearns-Sayre Syndrome
• Progressive external ophthalmoplegia
• Myoclonus epilepsy
• MELAS
• Myoclonus epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF)
• Mitochondrial encephalopathies

Types discussion:

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)

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