Familial pernicious chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction with a mitochondrial DNA A3243G mutation

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Abstract

We report the case of a mother and two children who shared a mitochondrial DNA A3243G mutation. The mother had diabetes mellitus, neurogenic bladder, bradykinesia, dystonia, and slowly progressive cerebellar ataxia. Her two daughters were diagnosed with mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes at adolescence. They all presented with gastrointestinal symptoms at an advanced clinical stage. They were diagnosed with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and they were resistant to therapy. The mother and her youngest daughter died from aspiration pneumonia because of vomiting. The determination of chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction is an important prognostic factor in patients with the mitochondrial DNA A3243G variant.

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Suzuki, J., Iwata, M., Moriyoshi, H., Nishida, S., Yasuda, T., & Ito, Y. (2017). Familial pernicious chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction with a mitochondrial DNA A3243G mutation. Internal Medicine, 56(9), 1089–1093. https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7753

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