MERRF syndrome ( Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers , myoclonic epilepsy with torn muscle fibers ) is a rare mitochondrial disease caused by mutations in the following genes: MTTK , MTTL1 , MTTH , MTTS1 , MTTS2 , MTTF. Symptoms of MERRF also occur with mutations in the MTND5 gene.
| MERRF syndrome | |
|---|---|
Ripped Red Fibers Example | |
| ICD-10 | G 31.8 |
| ICD-10-KM | and |
| ICD-9 | 277.87 |
| ICD-9-KM | |
| OMIM | 545000 |
| DiseasesDB | 30794 |
| Mesh | D017243 |
Alternative names
- Myoclonus epilepsy with torn red muscle fibers
Notes
- ↑ Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29sonu - 2018-06-29 - 2018.
Links
- MERRF Syndrome - medbiol.ru