DISEASE: Encephalopathy due to defective mitochondrial and peroxisomal fission
Entry
H01900 Disease
Name
Encephalopathy due to defective mitochondrial and peroxisomal fission
Description
Encephalopathy due to defective mitochondrial and peroxisomal fission (EMPF) is a very rare lethal disorder characterized by cerebral dysgenesis, hypotonia, seizures, lactic acidosis, elevated very long chain fatty acids, and abnormally elongated mitochondria and peroxisomes. It has been described that patients have mutations in DNM1L gene, which has a critical role in regulating the fission of both mitochondria and peroxisomes. Recently, it has been reported that mutations in mitochondrial fission factor (MFF) also cause Leigh-like encephalopathy, optic atrophy and peripheral neuropathy.
Category
Inherited metabolic disorder
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
05 Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
Metabolic disorders
Inborn errors of metabolism
5C53 Inborn errors of energy metabolism
H01900 Encephalopathy due to defective mitochondrial and peroxisomal fission