MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASE TESTING
MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASE TESTING Mitochondrial disease is a chronic, genetic disorder that occurs when the mitochondria of the cell fail to produce enough energy for cell or organ function. Mitochondrial disease result from failures of the mitochondria, specialized compartments present in every cell of the body. More than 90% of the energy needed by the body are created by the mitochondria. The energy produced by these mitochondria is responsible for sustaining life and support organ function. That’s why the mitochondria is known as the powerhouse of the cell. If any failure occurs then only less and less amount of energy is generated within the cell.this may lead to cell injury and cell death. The repetition of this process leads to the failure of the whole organ system. The failure will easily affect the parts of the body such as the heart, brain, muscles, and lungs which require the greatest amount of energy. The main problem associat...