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Overview: Mitochondrial disease can affect cells in almost any part of the body, including the heart, liver, or bone marrow. The mitochondria are the tiny parts of cells that produce the energy the cells need to grow and function. Damage to mitochondria, usually because of a genetic defect, can lead to serious health problems.
In this podcast, Dr. Carol Greene, director of the pediatric genetics clinic and co-director of the adult genetics clinic at the University of Maryland Medical Center, discusses symptoms of mitochondrial disease. They can range from fatigue and muscle pain to liver failure, deafness or blindness, occurring at any age. Diagnosing mitochondrial disease can be a challenge. Dr. Greene explains how the diagnosis can be made and how treatments are tailored to a patient’s specific symptoms. Dr. Greene is also a professor of pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
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