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Biomolecules
November 2024
Departments of Pediatrics, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 06229, Republic of Korea.
Mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome is a complex mitochondrial disorder characterized by a wide range of systemic manifestations. Key clinical features include recurrent stroke-like episodes, seizures, lactic acidosis, muscle weakness, exercise intolerance, sensorineural hearing loss, diabetes, and progressive neurological decline. MELAS is most commonly associated with mutations in mitochondrial DNA, particularly the m.
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December 2024
Department of Pathology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Zhongshan Road 321#, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China.
Background And Objectives: Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome is a maternally inherited mitochondrial disorder that mostly affects the central nervous system and skeletal muscle. This study provides a comprehensive summary of the clinical symptoms, multisystemic pathogenesis, and genetic characteristics of MELAS syndrome. The aim was to improve comprehension of clinical practice and gain a deeper understanding of the latest pathophysiological theories.
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November 2024
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Primary mitochondrial disease (MD) is a group of rare genetic diseases reported to have a prevalence of 1:5000 and is currently without a cure. This group of diseases includes mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS), maternally inherited diabetes and deafness (MIDD), Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), Leigh syndrome (LS), Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS), and myoclonic epilepsy and ragged-red fiber disease (MERRF). Additionally, secondary mitochondrial dysfunction has been implicated in the most common current causes of mortality and morbidity, including cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer.
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October 2024
Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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