Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies
"Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A heterogenous group of disorders characterized by alterations of mitochondrial metabolism that result in muscle and nervous system dysfunction. These are often multisystemic and vary considerably in age at onset (usually in the first or second decade of life), distribution of affected muscles, severity, and course. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp984-5)
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D017237
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.651.460.620 C10.228.140.163.540 C10.668.491.500.500 C18.452.132.540 C18.452.660.560.620
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies" by people in Profiles.
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Diffuse magnetic resonance imaging white-matter changes in a 15-year-old boy with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy. J Child Neurol. 2002 Jan; 17(1):47-9.
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Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE): clinical, biochemical, and genetic features of an autosomal recessive mitochondrial disorder. Neurology. 1994 Apr; 44(4):721-7.
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A new mtDNA mutation in the tRNA(Lys) gene associated with myoclonic epilepsy and ragged-red fibers (MERRF). Am J Hum Genet. 1992 Dec; 51(6):1213-7.