Table 2. Summary of mitochondrial ultrastructural abnormalities identified in patient skeletal muscle biopsies.
Patient # | Type I PCI | Type II PCI | Linearization and geometrical features | Concentric cristae | Compartmentalisation | Nanotunneling | Hyperbranching/hyperfusion | Projections |
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1 | +++ | − | − | − | − | − | ++ | − |
2 | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | − |
3 | − | − | − | − | +++ | + | − | +++ |
4 | − | + | +++ | ++ | − | − | − | − |
5 | + | − | − | − | ++ | − | − | + |
6 | − | − | − | + | − | − | ++ | + |
7 | − | − | − | − | − | +++ | +++ | +++ |
PCI: Paracrystalline inclusion; +: Few; ++: Frequent; +++: Very frequent; −: none.