Article
[Mitochondrial myopathies].
Fortschritte der Neurologie-Psychiatrie - 1 Nov 2009
Finsterer J
Abstract excerpt
The organ most frequently affected in mitochondrial disorders is the skeletal muscle (mitochondrial myopathy). Mitochondrial myopathies may be part of syndromic as well as non-syndromic mitochondrial disorders. Involvement of the skeletal muscle may remain subclinical, may manifest as isolated elevation of the creatine-kinase, or as weakness and wasting of one or several muscle groups. The course of mitochondrial...
Topics
- DNA
- Humans
- Mitochondria, Muscle
- Mitochondrial Myopathies
- Muscle Proteins
- Mutation