Síndrome de Kearns-Sayre / Kearns-Sayre syndrome
J. bras. med
;
95(3): 22-25, Set. 2008. tab, ilus
Article
in Portuguese
| LILACS
| ID: lil-618686
RESUMO
A síndrome de Kearns-Sayre é uma patologia rara, que acarreta piora da qualidade de vida; caracteriza-se por oftalmoplegia externa progressiva, fraqueza muscular e distúrbios na condução cardíaca. A entidade integra um grupo de desordens do metabolismo mitocondrial, denominadas miopatias mitocondriais ou citopatias mitocondriais.
ABSTRACT
Kearns-Sayres syndrome is a rare pathology which leads to a worse quality of life of the individual; it is characterized by progressive external ophthalmoplegia, muscular weakness, and cardiac conduction defects. The disease belongs to a group of mitochondrial metabolic disorders, named mitochondrial myopathies of mitochondrial cytopathies.
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Main subject:
DNA, Mitochondrial
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Genetic Therapy
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Kearns-Sayre Syndrome
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Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External
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Mitochondrial Myopathies
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Muscle Weakness
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Cardiomyopathies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
J. bras. med
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Unilus/BR
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