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| MERRF syndrome | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| Template:Px Example of "ragged red fibers" in MELAS syndrome. | |
| ICD-10 | G318 |
| ICD-9 | 277.87 |
| OMIM | 545000 |
| DiseasesDB | 30794 |
| MeSH | D017243 |
MERRF syndrome (or Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers) is a mitochondrial disease. It is extremely rare, with an estimated prevalence of 1/400,000 in Europe, and has varying degrees of expressivity owing to heteroplasmy.[1]
Presentation[]
It involves the following characteristics:
- progressive myoclonic epilepsy
- "Ragged Red Fibers" - clumps of diseased mitochondria accumulate in the subsarcolemmal region of the muscle fiber and appear as "Ragged Red Fibers" when muscle is stained with modified Gömöri trichrome stain
- short stature
- hearing loss
- lactic acidosis
- exercise intolerance
- poor night vision
Causes[]
The MERRF syndrome is caused by a maternally-inherited mutation at position 8344 in the mitochondrial genome in over 80% of cases. This point mutation disrupts the mitochondrial gene for tRNA-Lys and so disrupts synthesis of proteins essential for oxidative phosphorylation.
Many genes are involved.[2] These include:
- MT-TK[3]
- MT-TL1
- MT-TH[4]
- MT-TS1[5]
- MT-TS2
- MT-TF[6]
Treatment[]
Like many mitochondrial diseases, there is no cure for MERRF and treatment is primarily symptomatic. High doses of Coenzyme Q10 and L-Carnitine have been tried with little success as therapies in hopes of improving mitochondrial function.[7]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Gene Reviews- MERRF
- ↑ OMIM 545000
- ↑ Zeviani M, Muntoni F, Savarese N, et al. (1993). A MERRF/MELAS overlap syndrome associated with a new point mutation in the mitochondrial DNA tRNA(Lys) gene. Eur. J. Hum. Genet. 1 (1): 80–7.
- ↑ Melone MA, Tessa A, Petrini S, et al. (February 2004). Revelation of a new mitochondrial DNA mutation (G12147A) in a MELAS/MERFF phenotype. Arch. Neurol. 61 (2): 269–72.
- ↑ Nakamura M, Nakano S, Goto Y, et al. (September 1995). A novel point mutation in the mitochondrial tRNA(Ser(UCN)) gene detected in a family with MERRF/MELAS overlap syndrome. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 214 (1): 86–93.
- ↑ Mancuso M, Filosto M, Mootha VK, et al. (June 2004). A novel mitochondrial tRNAPhe mutation causes MERRF syndrome. Neurology 62 (11): 2119–21.
- ↑ Gene reviews - MERRF. Management of patients
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