Conditions / Genetic

mitochondrial complex IV deficiency nuclear type 1

info ยท Genetic

A COX deficiency, benign infantile mitochondrial myopathy that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the SURF1 gene on chromosome 9q34.2.

Signs and symptoms

  • Hypotonia
  • Ataxia
  • Generalized hypotonia
  • Failure to thrive
  • Respiratory failure
  • Ophthalmoparesis
  • Cytochrome C oxidase-negative muscle fibers
  • Brisk reflexes
  • Lactic acidosis
  • Truncal ataxia

Also known as: MC4DN1