MELAS syndrome

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MELAS (Mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke) syndrome is a rare progressive multisystemic disorder characterized by encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes. Other features include endocrinopathy, heart disease, diabetes, hearing loss, and neurological and psychiatric manifestations.

Also known as: MELAS syndrome, mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke, mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes, mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes, mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes, MELAS, mitochondrial encephalomyopathy lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes

26 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 13 tagged with MELAS syndrome itself.

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↑ Syndromic disease (7158) ↑ Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy (15)

Sub-types of MELAS syndrome

MELAS syndrome caused by mutation in MTTL1 1 trial
MELAS syndrome caused by mutation in MTND1 0 trials
MELAS syndrome caused by mutation in MTND5 0 trials
MELAS syndrome caused by mutation in MTND6 0 trials
MELAS syndrome caused by mutation in MTTC 0 trials
MELAS syndrome caused by mutation in MTTH 0 trials
MELAS syndrome caused by mutation in MTTK 0 trials
MELAS syndrome caused by mutation in MTTQ 0 trials
MELAS syndrome caused by mutation in MTTS1 0 trials
MELAS syndrome caused by mutation in MTTS2 0 trials

Including sub-types (26) Tagged with MELAS syndrome (13)

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MELAS syndrome

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New hope for MELAS: experimental drug tested for Long-Term safety

Massive gene hunt launched for mysterious mitochondrial diseases