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Mitochondrial Myopathies

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Definition: A group of muscle diseases associated with abnormal mitochondria function.  GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; NARP syndrome (neuropathy, ataxia and retinitis pigmentosa)   
Examples Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies; Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External 		Other names Myopathies, Mitochondrial; Pleoconial Myopathy; Myopathy, Pleoconial; Myopathy, Mitochondrial; Myopathy, Megaconial; Myopathies, Pleoconial; Mitochondrial Myopathy; Megaconial Myopathy; Lufts Disease; Disease, Luft's; Disease, Luft; Pleoconial Myopathies; Megaconial Myopathies; Luft's Disease; Luft Disease
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Mitochondrial cytopathy  0   *Kearns-Sayre Syndrome *Mitochondrial Myopathies.
Mitochondrial myopathy with lactic acidosis  0   *Acidosis, Lactic *Growth Disorders *Hearing Loss, Central *Mitochondrial Myopathies.
Neuropathy ataxia and retinis pigmentosa  0   *Retinitis Pigmentosa *Mitochondrial Myopathies.

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