Article
[Mitochondrial diseases in adults].
La Revue de medecine interne - 1 Dec 2001
Serratrice J, Desnuelle C, Granel B, de Roux-Serratrice C, Disdier P, Weiller P J
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Mitochondrial diseases have numerous phenotypic expression, and form an heterogeneous group of genetic diseases in which the production of energy fails. Well known in childhood, these mitochondrial diseases can onset in adulthood and may remain unrecognized. We propose a recent review (Medline 1981-2001) of the literature on adult forms of mitochondriopathies, illustrated with a typical case report....
Topics
- Adult
- Genetic Therapy
- Humans
- Kearns-Sayre Syndrome
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Mitochondrial Myopathies
- Phenotype