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Mitochondria look and act like bacteria, they each have their own circular chromosome (like bacteria) which encodes for bacteria-like ribosomal RNA (rRNA), among other things. Mitochondria need several "enzymes" (proteins) to change fat into energy. Mitochondria are responsible for creating more than 90 percent of the energy needed by the body to sustain life and support growth. Because they are in almost all human cells, this "power failure" results in disease that can affect almost any body tissue. Mitochondrial disease can lead to a myriad of symptoms, including muscle weakness, susceptibility to infection, growth and developmental delays, neurological problems, and gastrointestinal disorders. The condition is considered a metabolic disorder, since it impacts the body's ability to produce, store, and transfer energy. Mitochondrial disease is an energy metabolism disorder found in approximately one in 4,000 individuals in the U.S. The disease affects children as well as adults, and commonly manifests with neuromuscular symptoms such as stroke, muscle pain, extreme fatigue, and organ failure. This disease is the failure of these mechanisms, resulting in cell injury and even cell death. When this happens throughout the body, whole systems begin to fail, and the health of the individual is drastically compromised. Mitochondrial disease is very rare. Symptoms of the disease can begin at any age. It is a rare illness which may be related to autism. The disease is commonly fatal, genetic metabolic disorder that has NO CURE. Mitochondrial disease is a progressive and life threatening condition. There is no cure. (This point cannot be stressed enough). Mitochondrial Disease is an energy crisis for a body at the cellular level. Mitochondria are essentially, the batteries of our cells and when the "power providers" fail all the organs dependant on it also fail. Mitochondrial Disease is, at heart, a disease of energy deficiency. The mitochondria, tiny organelles living inside our cells, are responsible for converting food and oxygen into energy. In this type of disorder, the mitochondria are missing some of the more important enzymes. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations are a major cause of genetic disease, but their prevalence in the general population is not known. We determined the frequency of ten mitochondrial point mutations in 3168 neonatal-cord-blood samples from sequential live births, analyzing matched maternal-blood samples to estimate the de novo mutation rate. As mentioned above, there is no cure for this kind of disorder. But that does not mean that it cannot be controlled. This disorder is usually controlled by consuming vitamins. The vitamins are prescribed by the doctor. For more details on mitochondrial disease please check out my hubpage: http://hubpages.com/hub/Mitochondrial-Disease ------------------ ARTICLE END ------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
