Table 1

Patients with A3243G mutation

Pedigree (fig1)LS3243MELAS3243MELAS3243PEO3243MDM3243

EIII3
AI4AII2AIII1AIII2AIII3AIII4BI2BII1BII2CI2CII1CII2DI4DII4DII5DIII2DIII3
Age at biopsy (y)NDNDNDND4NDNDND13NDND26NDNDNDND4227
Age of onset (y)424616N1N24153241612242623321815
Muscle weakness+++++++
Hearing loss++++
Stroke+++
Ophthalmoplegia++++++
Seizure+++
Migraine headache+++++++++++++
Mental retardation+++
Short stature++++++++++++++
Lactic acidosis+++
  • ND, not done; N, normal or asymptomatic.