Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome, encephalomyopathic form with variable craniofacial anomalies

What it is

A rare mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome characterized by congenital or early-onset lactic acidosis, hypotonia, and severe global developmental delay with feeding difficulties and failure to thrive. It is frequently associated with variable dysmorphic facial features. Additional manifestations include seizures, movement disorders, and cardiac and ophthalmologic anomalies, among others. Brain imaging may show generalized atrophy and white matter abnormalities.

Key facts

Prevalence

<1 / 1 000 000

Age of onset

Infancy, Neonatal

Inheritance

Autosomal recessive

Classified as

Disease

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

Gene

ICD-10 codes

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

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