Conditions / Genetic

mitochondrial complex III deficiency nuclear type 8

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A mitochondrial complex III deficiency characterized by childhood onset of progressive neurodegeneration that has_material_basis_in homozygous mutation in the LYRM7 gene on chromosome 5q23.

Signs and symptoms

  • Global brain atrophy
  • Generalized hypotonia
  • Thin corpus callosum
  • Anemia
  • Abnormal periventricular white matter morphology
  • Respiratory failure
  • Brisk reflexes
  • Intellectual disability
  • Lactic acidosis
  • Babinski sign