title: [Mitochondrial diseases].
abstract: The authors describe the main characteristics of the mitochondria. These features are essential in order to understand the clinical phenotype and the biochemical and genetic abnormalities of mitochondrial cytopathies.
authors.affiliation: Service de neuropédiatrie, hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ponsot
mesh_terms: D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000473:pathology; D010641:Phenotype
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
vernacular_title: Maladies mitochondriales.