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Neurology · Neurology / Mitochondrial disease NARP syndrome
Also known as: Neuropathy, ataxia and retinitis pigmentosa
Maternally inherited syndrome.
- Medical specialty
- Neurology
- Subspecialty
- Neurology / Mitochondrial disease
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected equally (maternal inheritance); Children: yes, childhood to adult onset; Leigh form in infants
- Gene(s) involved
- MT-ATP6, MT-ATP8
Etiology & mechanism
MT-ATP6 mutation.
Gene(s) involved (2)
MT-ATP6MT-ATP8
Symptoms & signs (6)
ataxiadevelopmental delayneuropathyretinitis pigmentosaseizuresweakness