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. 2025 Aug 26;12(9):1121. doi: 10.3390/children12091121
AFP Alpha-fetoprotein
AHRQ Agency for healthcare research and quality
ALP Alkaline phosphatase
ALT Alanine aminotransferase
AST Aspartate aminotransferase
CBC Complete blood count
CMs Mitochondrial cytopathies
CVI Content Validity Index
CVR Content Validity Ratio
DCM Dilated cardiomyopathy
DVA Decreased visual acuity
EMG Electroneuromyography
ERG Electroretinogram
FeK Fractional excretion of potassium
FeNA Fractional excretion of sodium
FGF21 Fibroblast growth factor 21
GH Growth hormone stimulation
GDF15 Growth differentiation factor 15
HCM Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
HIMSS Health Information and Management Systems Society
HTN Hypertension
IGF-1 Insulin-like growth factor 1
IUFD Intrauterine Fetal Demise
IUGR Intrauterine growth restriction
LHON Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy
LVEF Left ventricular ejection fraction
LVNC Left ventricular non-compaction
MDS Minimum Data Set
MELAS Mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes
MITOCON Italian Registry of Patients with Mitochondrial Diseases
NAMDC North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium
OCT Optical coherence tomography
POA Organic acids in plasma
RBC Red blood cell concentrates
S-CVI/Ave Average of CVI across items
S-CVI/UA Universal Agreement
TSH Thyroid-stimulating hormone
TTE Transthoracic echocardiography
UOA Organic acids in urine
VEP Visual evoked potentials
WES Whole-exome sequencing
WGS Whole-genome sequencing
WPW Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome