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Neurology, 67, 10, (2006), pp. 1823-6ISSN
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Paediatrics - OUD tm 2017
Human Genetics
Journal title
Neurology
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vol. 67
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iss. 10
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p. 1823
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p. 6
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IGMD 3: Genomic disorders and inherited multi-system disorders; IGMD 4: Glycostation disorders; IGMD 8: Mitochondrial medicine; NCMLS 4: Energy and redox metabolism; ONCOL 3: Translational research; UMCN 5.1: Genetic defects of metabolism; UMCN 5.3: Cellular energy metabolismAbstract
BACKGROUND: Based on a previous prospective clinical and biochemical study, a consensus mitochondrial disease scoring system was established to facilitate the diagnosis in patients with a suspected mitochondrial disorder. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the specificity of the diagnostic system, we applied the mitochondrial disease score in 61 children with a multisystem disease and a suspected oxidative phosphorylation disorder who underwent a muscle biopsy and were consecutively diagnosed with a genetic mutation. METHODS: We evaluated data of 44 children diagnosed with a disorder in oxidative phosphorylation, carrying a mutation in the mitochondrial or nuclear DNA. We compared them with 17 children who, based on the clinical and metabolic features, also had a muscle biopsy but were finally diagnosed with a nonmitochondrial multisystem disorder by further genetic analysis. RESULTS: All children with a genetically established diagnosis of a primary oxidative phosphorylation disorder had a mitochondrial disease score above 6 (probable mitochondrial disorder), and 73% of the children had a score above 8 (definite mitochondrial disorder) at evaluation of the muscle biopsy. In the nonmitochondrial multisystem disorder group, the score was significantly lower, and no patients reached a score comparable with a definite respiratory chain disorder. CONCLUSIONS: The mitochondrial disease criteria system has a high specificity to distinguish between mitochondrial and other multisystem disorders. The method could also be applied in children with a suspected mitochondrial disorder, prior to performing a muscle biopsy.
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