Diseases

Mitochondrial Diseases

Diseases caused by abnormal function of the MITOCHONDRIA. They may be caused by mutations, acquired or inherited, in mitochondrial DNA or in nuclear genes that code for mitochondrial components. They may also be the result of acquired mitochondria dysfunction due to adverse effects of drugs, infections, or other environmental causes.

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Diseases caused by abnormal function of the MITOCHONDRIA. They may be caused by mutations, acquired or inherited, in mitochondrial DNA or in nuclear genes that code for mitochondrial components. They may also be the result of acquired mitochondria dysfunction due to adverse effects of drugs, infections, or other environmental causes.

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22 entry terms
  • Mitochondrial Disorders
  • Disease, Mitochondrial
  • Disorder, Mitochondrial
  • Mitochondrial Disease
  • Mitochondrial Disorder
  • Electron Transport Chain Deficiencies, Mitochondrial
  • Mitochondria Dysfunction
  • Mitochondrial DNA Depletion Syndromes
  • Mitochondrial Defect
  • Mitochondrial Dysfunction
  • Mitochondrial Electron Transport Chain Deficiencies
  • Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Deficiencies
  • Oxidative Phosphorylation Deficiencies
  • Respiratory Chain Deficiencies, Mitochondrial
  • Defect, Mitochondrial
  • Deficiency, Oxidative Phosphorylation
  • Dysfunction, Mitochondria
  • Dysfunction, Mitochondrial
  • Mitochondria Dysfunctions
  • Mitochondrial Dysfunctions
  • Oxidative Phosphorylation Deficiency
  • Phosphorylation Deficiency, Oxidative

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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History Note

2002; use MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHIES 2000-2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Mitochondria (1987-2001)
  • Mitochondrial Myopathies (1992-2001)

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QU 260.5.M6

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mitochondrial Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D028361. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D028361
  2. Mitochondrial Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_disease
  3. Mitochondrial Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935710