Documentation - Liens utiles - Par maladie - Maladies de la jonction neuromusculaire

Other name(s): Syndrome of MELAS (Mitochondrial Encephalopathy Lactic Acidosis Stroke), Syndrome of MERFF (Myoclonic Epilepsy Ragged Red Fibers), Syndrome of Kearns-Sayre, Progressive ophthalmoplegia, Ocular myopathy.

• The Mitochondrial and Metabolic Disease Center MMDC

This website from the Metabolic and Mitochondrial Disease Center (MMDC) of the University of Californiaat San Diego, contains 3 essential elements for medical progress: diagnosis, treatments and research; explanation of mitochondria, documents to download … , links with other information websites on mitochondrial diseases.

• Further information : http://biochemgen.ucsd.edu/mmdc/

• Mitochondrial myopathies- OMIM

The first information tool on genetic diseases. Host site of the American database.

• Further information : www3.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=251900

• Center of Neuromuscular Diseases of Washington University

Updated review of the different syndromes related to a mitochondrial pathology, compiled by the Center of Neuromuscular Diseases of Washington University (St Louis, MO). - for physicians and researchers.

• Further information : www.neuro.wustl.edu/neuromuscular/mitosyn.html

• Mitochondrial myopathies-MDA - USA

Site of the American Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA); large quantity of updated information on neuromuscular diseases, on the research activities of the Association; very complete Ask the Experts item (questions/responses).

• Further information : http://www.mdausa.org/disease/mito.html

• UMDF, United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation

UMDF promotes research for the cure and treatment of mitochondrial diseases and
provides support to affected families. A lot of informations about mitochondrial diseases.

• Further information : www.umdf.org/

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