Mitochondrial Myopathies
Written by Joanna Poulton, Reader and Honorary Consultant in Mitochondrial Genetics, Nuffield Dept Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Womens Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, OxfordProf.L.Bindoff,Dept.Neurology,Hauleland,Sykehus,Bergen,Norway What are mitochondrial myopathies? Mitochondrial myopathy is a collective term for a group of diseases that particularly affect muscle, but which may also affect every other part of the body including the …