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ID DOID:0070331
Name mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 8b
Definition A mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome that is characterized by ophthalmoplegia, ptosis, gastrointestinal dysmotility, cachexia, peripheral neuropathy, and brain MRI changes, known as the MNGIE phenotype, and has_material_basis_in autosomal recessive homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the ribonucleotide reductase M2 B gene on chromosome 8q22.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30373120, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28215579
Xrefs

MESH:C536350

MIM:612075

Synonyms

mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy syndrome, RRM2B-related [EXACT]

Parent Relationships

is_a mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome

is_a autosomal recessive disease

Subclass Logical Relationships

has phenotype some Gastrointestinal dysmotility

has symptom some ptosis

has material basis in some autosomal recessive inheritance

has phenotype some Cachexia

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