ENSG00000140521


Homo sapiens

Features
Gene ID: ENSG00000140521
  
Biological name :POLG
  
Synonyms : DNA polymerase gamma, catalytic subunit / P54098 / POLG
  
Possible biological names infered from orthology :
  
Species: Homo sapiens
  
Chr. number: 15
Strand: -1
Band: q26.1
Gene start: 89305198
Gene end: 89334861
  
Corresponding Affymetrix probe sets: 203366_at (Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array)   217635_s_at (Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array)   217636_at (Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array)   
  
Cross references: Ensembl peptide - ENSP00000432885
Ensembl peptide - ENSP00000433502
Ensembl peptide - ENSP00000490756
Ensembl peptide - ENSP00000490653
Ensembl peptide - ENSP00000490427
Ensembl peptide - ENSP00000490403
Ensembl peptide - ENSP00000490231
Ensembl peptide - ENSP00000489844
Ensembl peptide - ENSP00000489799
Ensembl peptide - ENSP00000486730
Ensembl peptide - ENSP00000434937
Ensembl peptide - ENSP00000268124
Ensembl peptide - ENSP00000399851
Ensembl peptide - ENSP00000431395
Ensembl peptide - ENSP00000432389
NCBI entrez gene - 5428     See in Manteia.
OMIM - 174763
RefSeq - NM_002693
RefSeq - NM_001126131
RefSeq Peptide - NP_001119603
RefSeq Peptide - NP_002684
swissprot - A0A1B0GV78
swissprot - A0A1B0GUT0
swissprot - A0A1B0GTU7
swissprot - A0A1B0GTQ6
swissprot - A0A0D9SFM1
swissprot - H0YCD2
swissprot - H0YCV2
swissprot - H0YD36
swissprot - H0YDF1
swissprot - H0YE43
swissprot - E5KNU5
swissprot - P54098
swissprot - A0A1B0GW33
swissprot - A0A1B0GVT8
swissprot - A0A1B0GV99
Ensembl - ENSG00000140521
  
Related genetic diseases (OMIM): 203700 - Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 4A (Alpers type), 203700
  613662 - Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 4B (MNGIE type), 613662
  607459 - Mitochondrial recessive ataxia syndrome (includes SANDO and SCAE), 607459
  157640 - Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, autosomal dominant 1, 157640
  258450 - Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, autosomal recessive 1, 258450
See expression report in BioGPS
See gene description in Wikigenes
See gene description in GeneCards
See co-cited genes in PubMed


Ortholog prediction (from Ensembl)
Ortholog nameID Species
 polgENSDARG00000060951Danio rerio
 ENSGALG00000006641Gallus gallus
 ENSGALG00000042610Gallus gallus
 ENSGALG00000034995Gallus gallus
 PolgENSMUSG00000039176Mus musculus


Paralog prediction (from Ensembl)
Paralog nameIDSimilarity(%)
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Protein motifs (from Interpro)
Interpro ID Name
 IPR001098  DNA-directed DNA polymerase, family A, palm domain
 IPR002297  DNA-directed DNA-polymerase, family A, mitochondria
 IPR012337  Ribonuclease H-like superfamily
 IPR015943  WD40/YVTN repeat-like-containing domain superfamily
 IPR019760  DNA-directed DNA polymerase, family A, conserved site
 IPR036397  Ribonuclease H superfamily


Gene Ontology (GO)
TypeGO IDTermEv.Code
 biological_processGO:0006259 DNA metabolic process TAS
 biological_processGO:0006260 DNA replication IEA
 biological_processGO:0006261 DNA-dependent DNA replication TAS
 biological_processGO:0006264 mitochondrial DNA replication IBA
 biological_processGO:0006287 base-excision repair, gap-filling IDA
 biological_processGO:0007568 aging IEA
 biological_processGO:0009416 response to light stimulus IEA
 biological_processGO:0010332 response to gamma radiation IEA
 biological_processGO:0055093 response to hyperoxia IEA
 biological_processGO:0071333 cellular response to glucose stimulus IEA
 biological_processGO:0071897 DNA biosynthetic process IEA
 biological_processGO:0090305 nucleic acid phosphodiester bond hydrolysis IEA
 cellular_componentGO:0005739 mitochondrion TAS
 cellular_componentGO:0005760 gamma DNA polymerase complex IEA
 cellular_componentGO:0032991 protein-containing complex IDA
 cellular_componentGO:0042645 mitochondrial nucleoid IEA
 cellular_componentGO:0043195 terminal bouton IEA
 cellular_componentGO:0070062 extracellular exosome HDA
 molecular_functionGO:0002020 protease binding IPI
 molecular_functionGO:0003676 nucleic acid binding IEA
 molecular_functionGO:0003677 DNA binding IEA
 molecular_functionGO:0003682 chromatin binding IDA
 molecular_functionGO:0003887 DNA-directed DNA polymerase activity IEA
 molecular_functionGO:0005515 protein binding IPI
 molecular_functionGO:0008408 3"-5" exonuclease activity IBA
 molecular_functionGO:0016740 transferase activity IEA
 molecular_functionGO:0016779 nucleotidyltransferase activity IEA


Pathways (from Reactome)
Pathway description
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Phenotype (from MGI, Zfin or HPO)
IDPhenotypeDefinition Genetic BG
 HP:0000006 Autosomal dominant inheritance "A mode of inheritance that is observed for traits related to a gene encoded on one of the autosomes (i.e., the human chromosomes 1-22) in which a trait manifests in heterozygotes. In the context of medical genetics, an autosomal dominant disorder is caused when a single copy of the mutant allele is present. Males and females are affected equally, and can both transmit the disorder with a risk of 50% for each child of inheriting the mutant allele." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0000007 Autosomal recessive inheritance "A mode of inheritance that is observed for traits related to a gene encoded on one of the autosomes (i.e., the human chromosomes 1-22) in which a trait manifests in homozygotes. In the context of medical genetics, autosomal recessive disorders manifest in homozygotes (with two copies of the mutant allele) or compound heterozygotes (whereby each copy of a gene has a distinct mutant allele)." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0000029 Testicular atrophy 
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 HP:0000044 Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism "Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism is characterized by reduced function of the gonads (testes in males or ovaries in females) and results from the absence of the gonadal stimulating pituitary hormones: follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH)." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0000252 Microcephaly "Microcephaly is a neurodevelopmental disorder in which the circumference of the head is more than two standard deviations smaller than the age- and gender-dependent norm." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0000365 Hearing loss 
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 HP:0000407 Hearing loss, sensorineural "Hearing loss caused by damage or dysfunction of the auditory nerve (cranial nerve VIII)." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0000505 Impaired vision 
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 HP:0000508 Ptosis "Drooping of the eyelid." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0000518 Cataract "A cataract is an opacity or clouding that develops in the crystalline `lens` (FMA:58241) of the eye or in its `capsule` (FMA:58881)." [HPO:probinson]
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 HP:0000544 External ophthalmoplegia 
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 HP:0000572 Visual loss 
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 HP:0000590 External ophthalmoplegia, progressive (PEO) 
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 HP:0000602 Ophthalmoplegia 
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 HP:0000618 Blindness 
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 HP:0000639 Nystagmus "Rhythmic, involuntary oscillations of one or both eyes related to abnormality in fixation, conjugate gaze, or vestibular mechanisms." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0000648 Optic atrophy 
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 HP:0000649 Abnormality of vision evoked potentials 
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 HP:0000708 Behavioural/Psychiatric Abnormality 
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 HP:0000712 Emotional lability 
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 HP:0000716 Depression "A condition characterized by pervasive dysphoric mood, loss of interests, and inability to experience pleasure." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0000726 Dementia 
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 HP:0000786 Primary amenorrhea 
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 HP:0000815 Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism "Reduced function of the gonads (testes in males or ovaries in females) associated with excess pituitary gonadotropin secretion and resulting in delayed sexual development and growth delay." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0000869 Secondary amenorrhea 
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 HP:0000872 Hashimoto thyroiditis 
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 HP:0001155 Abnormality of the hand "An abnormality affecting one or both hands." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0001249 Mental retardation 
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 HP:0001250 Seizures "Seizures are an intermittent `abnormality of the central nervous system` (FMA:HP:0002011) due to a sudden, excessive, disorderly discharge of cerebral neurons and characterized clinically by some combination of disturbance of sensation, loss of consciousness, impairment of psychic function, or convulsive movements." [HPO:probinson]
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 HP:0001251 Ataxia "Ataxia is a nonspecific neurological sign and symptom consisting of gross lack of coordination of muscle movements. Ataxia is caused by dysfunction of one or more parts of the nervous system including the cerebellum, the sensory nervous system, the vestibular system, or the cerebral cortex." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0001252 Muscular hypotonia "Muscular hypotonia is an abnormally low muscle tone (the amount of tension or resistance to movement in a muscle), often involving reduced muscle strength. Hypotonia is characterized by a diminished resistance to passive stretching." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0001259 Coma 
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 HP:0001260 Dysarthria "Dysarthric speech is a general description referring to a neurological speech disorder characterized by poor articulation. Depending on the involved neurological structures, dysarthria may be further classified as spastic, flaccid, ataxic, hyperkinetic and hypokinetic, or mixed." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0001263 Developmental retardation "A delay in the achievement of motor or mental milestones manifested prior to age 18 and generally associated with lifelong mental and/or physical impairments." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0001265 Hyporeflexia 
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 HP:0001266 Choreoathetosis 
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 HP:0001272 Cerebellar atrophy 
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 HP:0001276 Hypertonia 
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 HP:0001284 Areflexia 
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 HP:0001288 Gait disturbance "The term gait disturbance can refer to any disruption of the ability to walk. In general, this can refer to neurological diseases but also fractures or other sources of pain that is triggered upon walking. However, in the current context gait disturbance refers to difficulty walking on the basis of a neurological or muscular disease." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0001290 Generalized hypotonia "Generalized muscular hypotonia (abnormally low muscle tone)." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0001300 Parkinsonism 
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 HP:0001336 Myoclonus "Very brief, involuntary random muscular contractions occurring at rest, in response to sensory stimuli, or accompanying voluntary movements." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0001394 Cirrhosis 
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 HP:0001399 Hepatic failure 
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 HP:0001403 Macrovesicular steatosis 
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 HP:0001408 Bile duct proliferation 
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 HP:0001413 Micronodular cirrhosis 
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 HP:0001414 Microvesicular steatosis 
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 HP:0001425 Heterogeneous 
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 HP:0001508 Failure to thrive 
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 HP:0001618 Dysphonia 
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 HP:0001634 Mitral valve prolapse 
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 HP:0001638 Cardiomyopathy 
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 HP:0001644 Dilated cardiomyopathy 
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 HP:0001653 Mitral regurgitation "An `abnormality of the mitral valve` (HP:0001633) characterized by insufficiency or incompetence of the mitral valve resulting in retrograde leaking of blood through the mitral valve upon ventricular contraction." [HPO:probinson]
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 HP:0001751 Vestibular dysfunction 
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 HP:0001761 Pes cavus 
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 HP:0001903 Anemia 
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 HP:0002013 Vomiting 
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 HP:0002014 Diarrhea 
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 HP:0002015 Dysphagia "Difficulty in swallowing." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0002018 Nausea 
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 HP:0002019 Constipation 
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 HP:0002020 Gastroesophageal reflux 
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 HP:0002024 Malabsorption 
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 HP:0002027 Abdominal pain 
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 HP:0002063 Rigidity 
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 HP:0002066 Gait ataxia "Impairment of the ability to coordinate the movements required for normal walking." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0002067 Bradykinesia "Bradykinesia literally means slow movement, and is used clinically to denote a slowness in the execution of movement (in contrast to hypokinesia, which is used to refer to slowness in the initiation of movement)." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0002069 Generalized tonic-clonic seizures "Generalized tonic-clonic seizures are `generalized seizures` (HP:0002197) in which the patient suddenly loses conciousness, the eyes roll back, and the entire body musculature undergoes tonic contractions. In the clonic phase of the seizure, there are rhythmic contractions of the musculature alternating with relaxation of all muscle groups. Loss of sphincter control during the seizure is common. This form of seizure was formerly commonly called grand mal seizure." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0002070 Limb ataxia 
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 HP:0002076 Migraine 
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 HP:0002133 Status epilepticus 
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 HP:0002151 Increased serum lactate "Abnormally increased level of blood lactate (2-hydroxypropanoic acid). Lactate is produced from pyruvate by lactate dehydrogenase during normal metabolism." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0002171 Gliosis 
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 HP:0002191 Spasticity, progressive 
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 HP:0002240 Hepatomegaly "An abnormal enlargment of the liver." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0002254 Intermittent diarrhea 
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 HP:0002313 Spastic paraparesis 
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 HP:0002315 Headache "Cephalgia, or pain in the head originating from the cerebral vault." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0002322 Resting tremor "A resting tremor occurs when muscles are at rest and becomes less noticeable or disappears when the affected muscles are moved. Resting tremors are often slow and coarse." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0002352 Leukoencephalopathy 
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 HP:0002376 Developmental regression 
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 HP:0002403 Positive Romberg sign 
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 HP:0002406 Limb dysmetria 
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 HP:0002446 Astrocytosis 
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 HP:0002460 Distal muscle weakness "Reduced strength of the distal musculature." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0002495 Impaired vibratory sense "A decrease in the ability to perceive vibration. Clinically, this is usually tested with a tuning fork which vibrates at 128 Hz and is applied to bony prominences such as the malleoli at the ankles or the metacarpal-phalangeal joints. There is a slow decay of vibration from the tuning fork. The degree of vibratory sense loss can be crudely estimated by counting the number of seconds that the examiner can perceive the vibration longer than the patient." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0002500 Abnormality of the cerebral white matter 
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 HP:0002529 Neuropathology shows neuronal loss in basal ganglia, brainstem, and cerebellum 
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 HP:0002548 Favorable response to levodopa 
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 HP:0002578 Gastroparesis 
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 HP:0002579 Gastrointestinal dysmotility 
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 HP:0002747 Respiratory insufficiency due to muscle weakness 
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 HP:0002910 Elevated transaminases "Elevations of the levels of SGOT and SGPT in the serum. SGOT (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase) and SGPT (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase) are transaminases primarily found in the liver and heart and are released into the bloodstream as the result of liver or heart damage. SGOT and SGPT are used clinically mainly as markers of liver damage." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0002922 Increased CSF protein 
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 HP:0002936 Distal sensory impairment 
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 HP:0003128 Lactic acidemia "An abnormal buildup of `lactic acid` (CHEBI:28358) in the body, leading to `acidification` (GO:0045851) of the blood." [HPO:probinson]
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 HP:0003199 Decreased muscle mass 
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 HP:0003200 Ragged-red muscle fibers "An abnormal appearance of muscle fibers observed on muscle biopsy. Ragged red fibers can be visualized with Gomori trichrome (GT) staining as irregular and intensely red subsarcolemmal zones, whereas the normal myofibrils are green. The margins of affect fibers appear red and ragged." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0003202 Amyotrophy "The presence of muscular atrophy (which is also known as amyotrophy)." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0003219 Ethylmalonic aciduria 
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 HP:0003236 Elevated serum creatine phosphokinase 
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 HP:0003270 Abdominal distention "Enlargement or distention of the abdomen, which can be a secondary feature associated with a number of conditions such as bowel obstruction." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0003323 Muscle weakness, progressive 
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 HP:0003324 Generalized muscle weakness "Generalized weakness or decreased strength of the muscles." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0003348 Hyperalaninemia 
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 HP:0003376 Steppage gait "An abnormal gait pattern that arises from weakness of the pretibial and peroneal muscles due to a lower motor neuron lesion. Affected patients have footdrop and are unable to dorsiflex and evert the foot. The leg is lifted high on walking so that the toes clear the ground, and there may be a slapping noise when the foot strikes the ground again." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0003387 Loss of large myelinated fibers 
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 HP:0003388 Easy fatigability 
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 HP:0003390 Sensory axonal neuropathy "An axonal neuropathy of peripheral sensory nerves." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0003401 Paresthesia "Abnormal sensations such as tingling, pricking, or numbness of the skin with no apparent physical cause." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0003431 Decreased motor nerve conduction velocity (NCV) 
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 HP:0003434 Sensory ataxic neuropathy 
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 HP:0003448 Decreased sensory nerve conduction velocities (NCV) 
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 HP:0003458 EMG myopathic abnormalities "The presence of abnormal electromyographic patterns indicative of myopathy, such as small-short polyphasic motor unit potentials." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0003470 Paralysis "Paralysis of voluntary muscles means loss of contraction due to interruption of one or more motor pathways from the brain to the muscle fibers. Although the word paralysis is often used interchangeably to mean either complete or partial loss of muscle strength, it is preferable to use paralysis or plegia for complete or severe loss of muscle strength, and paresis for partial or slight loss. Motor paralysis results from deficits of the upper motor neurons (corticospinal, corticobulbar, or subcorticospinal). Motor paralysis is often accompanied by an impairment in the facility of movement." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0003477 Axonal neuropathy 
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 HP:0003535 3-Methylglutaconic aciduria 
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 HP:0003542 Increased serum pyruvate "An abnormal increase in the concentration of pyruvate in the blood. Pyruvate is involved in energy metabolism, forming part of glycolysis and the citric acid cycle." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0003546 Exercise intolerance 
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 HP:0003548 Electron microscopy shows subsarcolemmal accumulations of abnormally shaped mitochondria 
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 HP:0003557 Increased variability in muscle fiber size "An abnormally high degree of muscle fiber size variation. This phenotypic feature can be observed upon muscle biopsy." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0003581 Onset in adulthood 
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 HP:0003593 Early onset 
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 HP:0003676 Progressive disorder 
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 HP:0003678 Rapidly progressive 
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 HP:0003688 Muscle biopsy shows decreased activity of cytochrome C oxidase 
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 HP:0003689 Muscle biopsy shows multiple mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletions 
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 HP:0003690 Limb muscle weakness "Weakness of the muscles of the arms and legs." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0003693 Distal amyotrophy "Muscular atrophy affecting muscles in the distal portions of the extremities." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0003700 Generalized amyotrophy "Generalized wasting of loss of muscle tissue." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0003701 Proximal muscle weakness "A lack of strength of the proximal muscles." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0003713 Muscle fiber necrosis "Abnormal cell death involving muscle fibers usually associated with break in, or absence of, muscle surface fiber membrane and resulting in irreversible damage to muscle fibers." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0003737 Mitochondrial myopathy 
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 HP:0003812 Phenotypic variability 
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 HP:0003828 Variable expressivity 
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 HP:0004326 Cachexia 
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 HP:0004389 Intestinal pseudo-obstruction 
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 HP:0004395 Malnutrition 
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 HP:0004396 Poor appetite 
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 HP:0006858 Distal sensory loss of proprioception and vibration sense 
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 HP:0006886 Decreased distal vibration sense "A decrease in the ability to perceive vibration in the distal portions of the limbs." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0006964 Cerebral cortical neurodegeneration 
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 HP:0007103 Hypodensity of cerebral white matter on MRI 
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 HP:0007108 Demyelinating peripheral neuropathy 
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 HP:0007141 Sensorimotor neuropathy 
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 HP:0007240 Progressive gait ataxia 
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 HP:0007344 Atrophy/Degeneration involving the spinal cord 
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 HP:0007359 Partial seizures "Recurrent partial `seizures` (HP:0001250). In a partial seizure, the electrical disturbance is limited to one part or side of the brain. That is, partial epilepsies are epileptic disorders in which clinical or laboratory findings disclose a localized origin of seizures." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0007641 Secondary dyschromatopsia 
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 HP:0008049 Abnormality of the extraocular muscles 
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 HP:0008180 Mildly elevated creatine phosphokinase 
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 HP:0008209 Premature ovarian failure 
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 HP:0009027 Foot dorsiflexor weakness 
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 HP:0010628 Facial muscle weakness "A weakness of any or all of the muscles of the face of any etiology." [HPO:curators]
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 HP:0012079 Abnormality of central motor conduction "Any anomaly of the conduction of motor nerve impulses in the central nervous system." [HPO:probinson, pmid:3572430]
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 HP:0012103 Abnormality of the mitochondrion "An anomaly of the `mitochondrion` (FMA:63835), the membranous cytoplasmic organelle the interior of which is subdivided by cristae. The `mitochondrion` (GO:0005739) is a self replicating organelle that is the site of tissue respiration." [HPO:probinson]
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 HP:0012251 ST segment elevation "An electrocardiographic anomaly in which the ST segment is observed to be located superior to the isoelectric line." [HPO:probinson]
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 HP:0012847 Epilepsia partialis continua "A form of partial status epilepticus with simple motor manifestations that are maintained for over one hour, with clonic activity restricted to one body part and recurring at fairly regular intervals." [UToronto:htrang]
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 HP:0012850 Small intestinal dysmotility "Abnormal small intestinal contractions, such as spasms and intestinal paralysis related to the loss of the ability of the gut to coordinate muscular activity because of endogenous or exogenous causes." [HPO:probinson]
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 HP:0025149 Atrophic muscularis propria "Partial or complete wasting (loss) of muscularois propria tissue that was once present. The atrophy may involve a marked vacuolar degeneration of myocytes, loss of muscle fibers and some cases a highly characteristic honeycomb fibrosis." [PMID:18329691]
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 HP:0025461 Abnormal cell morphology "Any anomaly of cell structure." []
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 HP:0100543 Cognitive impairment "Abnormality in the process of thought including the ability to process information." [HPO:sdoelken]
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 HP:0100613 Death in early adulthood 
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 HP:0100704 Cortical visual impairment "A form of loss of vision caused by damage to the visual cortex rather than a defect in the eye." [HPO:probinson]
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Interacting proteins (from Reactome)
Interactor ID Name Interaction type
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