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disease > degenerative disease > dementia > MERRF syndrome

Preferred term

MERRF syndrome  

Definition

  • MERRF syndrome (or myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers) is a mitochondrial disease. It is extremely rare, and has varying degrees of expressivity owing to heteroplasmy. (Wikipedia)

Synonym(s)

  • myoclonus epilepsy and ragged red fibres syndrome

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/VH8-GNWFKM63-2

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