MERRF

MERRF
Acronym for myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fiber myopathy. One of the mitochondrial disorders, this condition is caused by a point mutation of the mitochondria genome locus 8344, where transfer RNA is coded.
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myoclonus epilepsy with ragged red fibers [syndrome]

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myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers; see MERRF syndrome, under syndrome.

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  • MERRF syndrome — Classification and external resources Example of ragged red fibers in MELAS syndrome. ICD 10 G …   Wikipedia

  • MERRF-Syndrom — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 G31.81 Mitochondriale Zytopathie MERRF Syndrom …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • MERRF — Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibres (Medical) …   Abbreviations dictionary

  • MERRF — • myoclonus epilepsy with ragged red fibers [syndrome] …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

  • MERRF syndrome — [myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers] a familial type of mitochondrial encephalopathy of maternal (mitochondrial) inheritance, characterized by myoclonic epilepsy and mitochondrial myopathy with ragged red fibers, and also by abnormal… …   Medical dictionary

  • MERRF-синдром — (от англ. Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibres – миоклоническая эпилепсия с пятнистыми мышечными волокнами). Обусловлен точечной мутацией в нуклеотидах митохондриальной ДНК. Проявляется миоклониями, атаксией, мышечной слабостью, деменцией,… …   Энциклопедический словарь по психологии и педагогике

  • Síndrome MERRF — Ejemplo de “fibras rojas rotas” en síndrome MERRF. Clasificación y recursos externos …   Wikipedia Español

  • Синдром MERRF — Синдром MERRF …   Википедия

  • Fukuhara syndrome — MERRF s …   Medical dictionary

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