Mitochondrial encephalomyopathies.

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Mitochondrial encephalomyopathies are diseases caused by defective oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), and affect the nervous system and/or skeletal muscle. They have emerged as a major entity among the neurometabolic diseases of childhood with an incidence of 1 in 11,000 children, and also have a high prevalence in adults. The first pathogenic mutation of human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was discovered in 1988....

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