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mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 12b

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A mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome that is characterized by childhood onset of slowly progressive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and generalized skeletal myopathy resulting in exercise intolerance, muscle weakness, and atrophy, and has_material_basis_in autos

A mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome that is characterized by childhood onset of slowly progressive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and generalized skeletal myopathy resulting in exercise intolerance, muscle weakness, and atrophy, and has_material_basis_in autosomal recessive inheritance of homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the the solute carrier family 25 member 4 on chromosome 4q35.

Signs and symptoms

  • Achilles tendon contracture
  • Elevated circulating creatine kinase activity
  • Mild intellectual disability
  • Cataract
  • Headache
  • Cytochrome C oxidase-negative muscle fibers
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Myalgia
  • Multiple mitochondrial DNA deletions
  • Hyperalaninemia