Medical Imaging and Diagnostic Ontology

Last uploaded: April 25, 2022
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_3687
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_3687
Preferred Name

MELAS syndrome

Definitions
A mitochondrial encephalomyopathy that is characterized by mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes, has_symptom myalgia, motor weakness, headaches, seizures, and stroke-like episodes with acute hemiparesis and severe headaches, and develops_from mutation in mitochondrial genes including MT-TL1, which encodes tRNA proteins. OMIM mapping confirmed by DO. [SN].
Synonyms
MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHY, ENCEPHALOPATHY, LACTIC ACIDOSIS, AND STROKE-LIKE EPISODES
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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