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. 2008 Dec 1;8(6):601–606. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.8-6-601
The clinical spectrum of mitochondrial genetic disorders
Matthew A Kirkman
3, Patrick Yu-Wai-Man
3, Patrick F Chinnery
3
Matthew A Kirkman, BSc
3Mitochondrial Research Group, The Medical School, Newcastle University
Medical student
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Patrick Yu-Wai-Man, BMedSci MRCOphth
3Mitochondrial Research Group, The Medical School, Newcastle University
Specialist Registrar in Ophthalmology and MRC Clinical Research Fellow
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Patrick F Chinnery, BMedSci PhD FRCPath FRCP
3Mitochondrial Research Group, The Medical School, Newcastle University
Professor of Neurogenetics, Consultant Neurologist and Wellcome Trust Senior Fellow in Clinical Science
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Editors: Alan Fryer1, Ruth Newbury-Ecob2, Joint Committee on Medical Genetics (Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Pathologists, British Society of Human Genetics)
1Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital
2St Michaels Hospital, Bristol
3Mitochondrial Research Group, The Medical School, Newcastle University
Roles
Matthew A Kirkman: BSc, Medical student
Patrick Yu-Wai-Man: BMedSci MRCOphth, Specialist Registrar in Ophthalmology and MRC Clinical Research Fellow
Patrick F Chinnery: BMedSci PhD FRCPath FRCP, Professor of Neurogenetics, Consultant Neurologist and Wellcome Trust Senior Fellow in Clinical Science
Alan Fryer: MB FRCP, Consultant Clinical Geneticist
Ruth Newbury-Ecob: FRCP FRCPCH MD, Consultant in Clinical Genetics
Key Words: heteroplasmy, mitochondrial disorders, mitochondrial DNA, neurodegenerative diseases, respiratory chain defect
© 2008 Royal College of Physicians
PMCID: PMC4954398 PMID: 19149282