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Mitochondrial Myopathies MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Mitochondrial Myopathies
Tree Number(s)
C05.651.460
C10.668.491.500
C18.452.660.560
Unique ID
D017240
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017240
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note
A group of muscle diseases associated with abnormal mitochondria function.
Entry Term(s)
Luft Disease
Luft's Disease
Megaconial Myopathies
Mitochondrial Myopathy
Myopathies, Mitochondrial
Pleoconial Myopathies
NLM Classification #
WE 550
Previous Indexing
Mitochondria, Muscle (1968-1992)
Muscular Diseases (1968-1992)
Public MeSH Note
1993
History Note
1993
Date Established
1993/01/01
Date of Entry
1992/05/22
Revision Date
2012/07/03
Mitochondrial Myopathies Preferred
Megaconial Myopathies Narrower
Pleoconial Myopathies Narrower
Luft Disease Narrower
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