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  • Enzyme defects in urea cycle disorders.
    metabolic disease
    / Mitochondrial disorders

    So-called muscle ragged red fibres may be seen on microscopic examination and are suggestive of mitochondrial disease, but often are not present and may be seen in other muscle disorders. Sometimes a diagnosis can be made by identifying an mtDNA mutation through molecular diagnostic techniques. However,…

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    So-called muscle ragged red fibres may be seen on microscopic examination and are suggestive of mitochondrial disease, but often are not present and may be seen in other muscle disorders. Sometimes a diagnosis can be made by identifying an mtDNA mutation through molecular diagnostic techniques. However,…

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