Diseases

Mitochondrial Myopathies

A group of muscle diseases associated with abnormal mitochondria function.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A group of muscle diseases associated with abnormal mitochondria function.

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Synonyms

14 entry terms
  • Mitochondrial Myopathy
  • Myopathies, Mitochondrial
  • Luft Disease
  • Luft's Disease
  • Megaconial Myopathies
  • Pleoconial Myopathies
  • Disease, Luft
  • Disease, Luft's
  • Lufts Disease
  • Megaconial Myopathy
  • Myopathies, Pleoconial
  • Myopathy, Megaconial
  • Myopathy, Pleoconial
  • Pleoconial Myopathy

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35 allowable subheadings

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

1993

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Previous Indexing

  • Mitochondria, Muscle (1968-1992)
  • Muscular Diseases (1968-1992)

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NLM Classification

WE 550

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mitochondrial Myopathies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017240. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017240
  2. Mitochondrial Myopathies. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_myopathy
  3. Mitochondrial Myopathies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6881881