MERRF syndrome
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merrf-syndrome-177-10957931
title:
MERRF syndrome
text:
MERRF syndrome is a mitochondrial disease. It is extremely rare, and has varying degrees of expressivity owing to heteroplasmy. MERRF syndrome affects different parts of the body, particularly the muscles and nervous system. The signs and symptoms of this disorder appear at an early age, generally childhood or adolescence. The causes of MERRF syndrome are difficult to determine, but because it is a mitochondrial disorder, it can be caused by the mutation of nuclear DNA or mitochondrial DNA. The
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Medical condition
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MERRF_syndrome
date created:
2006-07-01T21:16:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T04:05:59Z
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