Quick And Easy Diagnosis For Mitochondrial Disorders
Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 23:35
in Health & Medicine
Soon you could be genetically screened for mitochondrial disorders quickly and comprehensively. Researchers outline an innovative clinical diagnostic test for the early identification of a wide range of mitochondrial disorders. Mutations to one of the mitochondrial genes, or to a number of nuclear genes with roles in mitochondrial function, can cause diseases which have very similar symptoms, making them difficult to diagnose and treat.