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Mitochondrial complex IV deficiency
Other Names for this Disease
- Complex 4 mitochondrial respiratory chain deficiency
- Complex IV deficiency
- COX deficiency
- Cytochrome C oxidase deficiency
- Deficiency of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex4
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Overview
Cytochrome C oxidase deficiency (COX deficiency) is a condition that can affect several parts of the body including the skeletal muscles, heart, brain and liver. The range and severity of signs and symptoms can vary widely among affected individuals (even within the same family) and depend on the form of the condition present. Features in mildly affected individuals may include muscle weakness and hypotonia; in more severely affected individuals, brain dysfunction; heart problems; an enlarged liver; lactic acidosis; and/or a specific group of features known as Leigh syndrome may also be present. COX deficiency is caused by mutations in any of at least 14 genes; the inheritance pattern depends on the gene involved. The condition is frequently fatal in childhood, but mildly affected individuals may survive into adolescence or adulthood.[1]
References
- Cytochrome c oxidase deficiency. Genetics Home Reference. http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/cytochrome-c-oxidase-deficiency. Accessed April 17, 2013.
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