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Results 1 - 9 of 9 for "Ragged-red" muscle fibers
  1. Progressive external ophthalmoplegia 
    ... cell structures called mitochondria and are known as ragged-red fibers.Although muscle weakness is the primary symptom of progressive external ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../progressive-external-ophthalmoplegia - Genetics
  2. Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers 
    ... microscope, these cells usually appear abnormal. These abnormal muscle cells are called ragged-red fibers. Other features of MERRF include recurrent seizures (epilepsy), ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...myoclonic-epilepsy-with-ragged-red-fibers - Genetics
  3. MT-TH gene 
    ... twitches (myoclonus), difficulty coordinating movement (ataxia), and abnormal muscle cells known as ragged-red fibers. This combination of signs and symptoms is called ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/mt-th - Genetics
  4. MT-TK gene 
    ... by muscle twitches (myoclonus), recurrent seizures (epilepsy), abnormal muscle cells known as ragged-red fibers, and other problems with the nervous system. Most ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/mt-tk - Genetics
  5. MT-TS1 gene 
    ... people with variant forms of myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF). In these cases, affected individuals typically have muscle twitches (myoclonus), muscle weakness (myopathy), difficulty coordinating movement ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/mt-ts1 - Genetics
  6. Kearns-Sayre syndrome 
    ... microscope, these cells usually appear abnormal. The abnormal muscle cells contain an excess of structures called mitochondria and are known as ragged-red fibers.A related condition called ophthalmoplegia-plus may be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/kearns-sayre-syndrome - Genetics
  7. MT-TL1 gene 
    ... few people with features of myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers ... (myoclonus), muscle weakness (myopathy), difficulty coordinating movement ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/mt-tl1 - Genetics
  8. Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes 
    Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is a condition that affects many of the body's systems, particularly the brain and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...-lactic-acidosis-and-stroke-like-episodes - Genetics
  9. Mitochondrial DNA 
    ... the signs and symptoms of myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF). These genes provide instructions for making tRNA ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/chromosome/mitochondrial-dna - Genetics