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Mitochondrial myopathy with a defect in mitochondrial-protein transport

MedGen UID:
381541
•Concept ID:
C1855034
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Mitochondrial Myopathy with a Defect in Mitochondrial Protein Transport
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0009638
OMIM®: 251945

Authors:
Patrick F Chinnery   view full author information

Clinical features

From HPO
Exercise intolerance
MedGen UID:
603270
•Concept ID:
C0424551
•
Finding
A functional motor deficit where individuals whose responses to the challenges of exercise fail to achieve levels considered normal for their age and gender.
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Muscle weakness
MedGen UID:
57735
•Concept ID:
C0151786
•
Finding
Reduced strength of muscles.
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Inborn mitochondrial myopathy
MedGen UID:
56484
•Concept ID:
C0162670
•
Disease or Syndrome
A type of myopathy associated with mitochondrial disease and characterized by findings on biopsy such as ragged red muscle fibers.
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Abnormality of metabolism/homeostasis
MedGen UID:
867398
•Concept ID:
C4021768
•
Finding
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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Inhibition of mitochondrial complex IV leads to secondary loss complex II-III activity: implications for the pathogenesis and treatment of mitochondrial encephalomyopathies.
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The spectrum of neurodevelopmental, neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disorders due to defective autophagy.
Deneubourg C, Ramm M, Smith LJ, Baron O, Singh K, Byrne SC, Duchen MR, Gautel M, Eskelinen EL, Fanto M, Jungbluth H
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Diseases Caused by Mutations in Mitochondrial Carrier Genes SLC25: A Review.
Palmieri F, Scarcia P, Monné M
Biomolecules 2020 Apr 23;10(4) doi: 10.3390/biom10040655. PMID: 32340404Free PMC Article
Disease-Associated Genetic Variation in Human Mitochondrial Protein Import.
Nicolas E, Tricarico R, Savage M, Golemis EA, Hall MJ
Am J Hum Genet 2019 May 2;104(5):784-801. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.03.019. PMID: 31051112Free PMC Article
Defects in mitochondrial DNA replication and human disease.
Copeland WC
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Mitochondrial encephalomyopathies.
DiMauro S, Moraes CT
Arch Neurol 1993 Nov;50(11):1197-208. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1993.00540110075008. PMID: 8215979

Diagnosis

The spectrum of neurodevelopmental, neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disorders due to defective autophagy.
Deneubourg C, Ramm M, Smith LJ, Baron O, Singh K, Byrne SC, Duchen MR, Gautel M, Eskelinen EL, Fanto M, Jungbluth H
Autophagy 2022 Mar;18(3):496-517. Epub 2021 Aug 19 doi: 10.1080/15548627.2021.1943177. PMID: 34130600Free PMC Article
Mitochondrial cytopathies.
El-Hattab AW, Scaglia F
Cell Calcium 2016 Sep;60(3):199-206. Epub 2016 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.ceca.2016.03.003. PMID: 26996063
Carnitine transport and fatty acid oxidation.
Longo N, Frigeni M, Pasquali M
Biochim Biophys Acta 2016 Oct;1863(10):2422-35. Epub 2016 Jan 29 doi: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.01.023. PMID: 26828774Free PMC Article
Mitochondriopathies.
Finsterer J
Eur J Neurol 2004 Mar;11(3):163-86. doi: 10.1046/j.1351-5101.2003.00728.x. PMID: 15009163
Mitochondrial encephalomyopathies.
DiMauro S, Moraes CT
Arch Neurol 1993 Nov;50(11):1197-208. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1993.00540110075008. PMID: 8215979

Therapy

Statins, myalgia, and rhabdomyolysis.
Tournadre A
Joint Bone Spine 2020 Jan;87(1):37-42. Epub 2019 Feb 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2019.01.018. PMID: 30735805
Carnitine transport and fatty acid oxidation.
Longo N, Frigeni M, Pasquali M
Biochim Biophys Acta 2016 Oct;1863(10):2422-35. Epub 2016 Jan 29 doi: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.01.023. PMID: 26828774Free PMC Article
Severe X-linked mitochondrial encephalomyopathy associated with a mutation in apoptosis-inducing factor.
Ghezzi D, Sevrioukova I, Invernizzi F, Lamperti C, Mora M, D'Adamo P, Novara F, Zuffardi O, Uziel G, Zeviani M
Am J Hum Genet 2010 Apr 9;86(4):639-49. Epub 2010 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.03.002. PMID: 20362274Free PMC Article
New indications and controversies in arginine therapy.
Coman D, Yaplito-Lee J, Boneh A
Clin Nutr 2008 Aug;27(4):489-96. Epub 2008 Jul 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2008.05.007. PMID: 18640748
Oxidants, antioxidants and alcohol: implications for skeletal and cardiac muscle.
Preedy VR, Patel VB, Reilly ME, Richardson PJ, Falkous G, Mantle D
Front Biosci 1999 Aug 1;4:e58-66. doi: 10.2741/A480. PMID: 10430553

Prognosis

The spectrum of neurodevelopmental, neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disorders due to defective autophagy.
Deneubourg C, Ramm M, Smith LJ, Baron O, Singh K, Byrne SC, Duchen MR, Gautel M, Eskelinen EL, Fanto M, Jungbluth H
Autophagy 2022 Mar;18(3):496-517. Epub 2021 Aug 19 doi: 10.1080/15548627.2021.1943177. PMID: 34130600Free PMC Article
An Overview of Mitochondrial Protein Defects in Neuromuscular Diseases.
Marra F, Lunetti P, Curcio R, Lasorsa FM, Capobianco L, Porcelli V, Dolce V, Fiermonte G, Scarcia P
Biomolecules 2021 Nov 4;11(11) doi: 10.3390/biom11111633. PMID: 34827632Free PMC Article
Mitochondrial cytopathies.
El-Hattab AW, Scaglia F
Cell Calcium 2016 Sep;60(3):199-206. Epub 2016 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.ceca.2016.03.003. PMID: 26996063
VARS2 and TARS2 mutations in patients with mitochondrial encephalomyopathies.
Diodato D, Melchionda L, Haack TB, Dallabona C, Baruffini E, Donnini C, Granata T, Ragona F, Balestri P, Margollicci M, Lamantea E, Nasca A, Powell CA, Minczuk M, Strom TM, Meitinger T, Prokisch H, Lamperti C, Zeviani M, Ghezzi D
Hum Mutat 2014 Aug;35(8):983-9. Epub 2014 Jun 24 doi: 10.1002/humu.22590. PMID: 24827421Free PMC Article
Mitochondriopathies.
Finsterer J
Eur J Neurol 2004 Mar;11(3):163-86. doi: 10.1046/j.1351-5101.2003.00728.x. PMID: 15009163

Clinical prediction guides

Effect of rapamycin on mitochondria and lysosomes in fibroblasts from patients with mtDNA mutations.
Cheema NJ, Cameron JM, Hood DA
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2021 Jul 1;321(1):C176-C186. Epub 2021 Jun 9 doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00471.2020. PMID: 34106788
Homozygous missense mutation in UQCRC2 associated with severe encephalomyopathy, mitochondrial complex III assembly defect and activation of mitochondrial protein quality control.
Burska D, Stiburek L, Krizova J, Vanisova M, Martinek V, Sladkova J, Zamecnik J, Honzik T, Zeman J, Hansikova H, Tesarova M
Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2021 Aug 1;1867(8):166147. Epub 2021 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2021.166147. PMID: 33865955
Sengers Syndrome-Associated Mitochondrial Acylglycerol Kinase Is a Subunit of the Human TIM22 Protein Import Complex.
Kang Y, Stroud DA, Baker MJ, De Souza DP, Frazier AE, Liem M, Tull D, Mathivanan S, McConville MJ, Thorburn DR, Ryan MT, Stojanovski D
Mol Cell 2017 Aug 3;67(3):457-470.e5. Epub 2017 Jul 14 doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2017.06.014. PMID: 28712726
VARS2 and TARS2 mutations in patients with mitochondrial encephalomyopathies.
Diodato D, Melchionda L, Haack TB, Dallabona C, Baruffini E, Donnini C, Granata T, Ragona F, Balestri P, Margollicci M, Lamantea E, Nasca A, Powell CA, Minczuk M, Strom TM, Meitinger T, Prokisch H, Lamperti C, Zeviani M, Ghezzi D
Hum Mutat 2014 Aug;35(8):983-9. Epub 2014 Jun 24 doi: 10.1002/humu.22590. PMID: 24827421Free PMC Article
Mutations in FBXL4, encoding a mitochondrial protein, cause early-onset mitochondrial encephalomyopathy.
Gai X, Ghezzi D, Johnson MA, Biagosch CA, Shamseldin HE, Haack TB, Reyes A, Tsukikawa M, Sheldon CA, Srinivasan S, Gorza M, Kremer LS, Wieland T, Strom TM, Polyak E, Place E, Consugar M, Ostrovsky J, Vidoni S, Robinson AJ, Wong LJ, Sondheimer N, Salih MA, Al-Jishi E, Raab CP, Bean C, Furlan F, Parini R, Lamperti C, Mayr JA, Konstantopoulou V, Huemer M, Pierce EA, Meitinger T, Freisinger P, Sperl W, Prokisch H, Alkuraya FS, Falk MJ, Zeviani M
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