Mitochondria have been implicated in several human diseases, including mitochondrial disorders and cardiac dysfunction, and may play a role in the aging process.
Though it is quite infrequent, some centers report PGD for mitochondrial disorders or two indications simultaneously.
It may also occur as part of a mitochondrial disorder.
Instead, the symptoms were caused by a mitochondrial disorder, an uncommon condition that is difficult to diagnose.
The severity of some mitochondrial disorders is associated with the percentage of mitochondria in each cell that has a particular genetic change.
Class II mitochondrial disorders stem from secondary defects in oxidative phosphorylation.
Inherited or acquired disorders that limit energy production in the cells of the body (mitochondrial disorders).
Several causes of this include ischemia, hypoxia, mitochondrial disorders, and some types of tumors.
NARP syndrome belongs to a group disorders known as mitochondrial disorders.
In most mitochondrial disorders, abnormally high numbers of defective mitochondria are present in the cells of the body.