title: [Mitochondrial diseases].
abstract: In this review the author describes the current knowledge about mitochondrial diseases (mitochondrial myopathies, mitochondrial encephalomyopathies and mitochondrial cardiomyopathies) in both clinical and experimental medicine. This description concerns historical development of mitochondrial diseases, biochemical alterations and genetic disturbances of damaged mitochondria. Also it shows some mechanisms deletion of mitochondria, first diagnostic possibilities concerning mitochondrial diseases in clinical medicine and their response to therapy. (Ref. 105.).
authors.affiliation: Farmakobiochemické laboratórium Lekárskej Fakulty Univerzity Komenského v Bratislave.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gvozdjáková
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017240:Mitochondrial Myopathies / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
vernacular_title: Mitochondriálne choroby.