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Kearns-Sayre Syndrome By Tommy Antony Mitochondrial DNA Circular DNA Encodes for several RNAs and Proteins

Mitochondria produces energy for the body What Is Kearns-Sayre Syndrome mitochondrial encephalomyopathies Sporadic Mutations Heteroplasmy occurs

Diagnosis Eye muscle paralysis Pigment Accumulation Heart Disease Testing Symptoms

Usually occur before age 20 Other symptoms include, skeletal muscle weakness, short stature, hearing loss and deafness, ataxia impaired cognitive function and diabetes. Pearson Syndrome Treatment

No cure Cardiac treatments Coenzyme Q10 Reference "Kearns Sayre Syndrome." 17 Feb. 2004. 19 Mar. 2006 . McKusick, Victor A., comp. 24 Sept. 1992. John Hopkins U. 19

Mar. 2006 . "Ninds Kearns-Sayre Syndrome Information Page." 24 Jan. 2006. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. 19 Mar. 2006 . Pasternak, Jack J. 2nd ed. Hoboken: John Wiley & Son, Inc, 2005.

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