Disease, mitochondrial: Mutations (changes) in the mitochondrial chromosome are responsible for a number of disorders including, for example:
The mitochondria are normal structures located outside the nucleus in the cell's cytoplasm. Each mitochondrion has a chromosome made of DNA that is quite different from the better known chromosomes in the nucleus. The mitochondrial chromosome is much smaller; it is round (whereas the chromosomes in the nucleus are normally shaped like rods); there are many copies of the mitochondrial chromosome in every cell; and no matter whether we are male or female, we inherit our mitochondrial chromosome from our mother.
All mitochondrial diseases were entirely enigmatic before it was discovered that they were due to mutations not in regular chromosomes but in the chromosome of mitochondria.
Mitochondrial diseases result from failures of the mitochondria, specialized compartments present in every cell of the body except red blood cells.
Our mission is to promote research and education for the diagnosis, treatment and cure of mitochondrial disorders and to provide support to affected individuals and ...
What is mitochondrial myopathies? Is there any treatment for mitochondrial disease? What is the prognosis for mitochondrial disease? What research is being done for ...
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 ...
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