Table 1.

Categories of mtDNA Maintenance Defects: Genes and Primary Presenting Features

Category
of Defect
GenePrimary Presenting Features
Encephalo-
hepatopathy
Encephalo-
myopathy
Encephalo-
neuropathy
Neurogastro-
intestinal
Encephalopathy
MyopathyOphthal-
moplegia
Optic
Atrophy
Neuropathy
Mitochondrial
DNA
synthesis
POLG XXXXXX
POLG2 X
TWNK XXX
TFAM X
RNASEH1 X
MGME1 X
DNA2 X
Mitochondrial
nucleotide
salvage
pathway
TK2 XX
DGUOK XX
SUCLA2 X
SUCLG1 X
ABAT X
Cytosolic
nucleotide
metabolism
TYMP X
RRM2B XXX
Mitochondrial
nucleotide
import
SLC25A4 XX
AGK X
MPV17 X
Mitochondrial
fusion
OPA1 XXX
MFN2 XX
FBXL4 X

From: Mitochondrial DNA Maintenance Defects Overview

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