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Mitochondrial Cytopathies and related disorders

What are the causes?

These conditions are all caused by abnormal function of the mitochondria. Mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell and convert food into energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate. Any failure of this process causes a lack of energy in the cells and this will severely impair the working of organs such as the brain, heart or skeletal muscle.

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Medical text written December 1996 by Professor D M Turnbull. Last updated June 2007 by Professor D M Turnbull, Professor of Neurology, Mitochondrial Research Group, School of Neurology, Neurobiology and Psychiatry, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

 

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