MERRF syndrome
myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers

It has also been associated with MERRF syndrome.

MERRF syndrome is also known as myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers.

House diagnoses this as MERRF syndrome and calls Foreman to run the test.

Myoclonus epilepsy and ragged red fibres (MERRF syndrome)

The MERRF syndrome is caused by a maternally-inherited mutation at position 8344 in the mitochondrial genome in over 80% of cases.

MERRF syndrome (or Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers) is a mitochondrial disease.

Diseases usually classified in this group are Unverricht-Lundborg disease, myoclonus epilepsy with ragged red fibers (MERRF syndrome), Lafora disease, neuronal ceroid lipofucinosis, and sialdosis.

MERRF Syndrome Important It is possible that the main title of the report MERRF Syndrome is not the name you expected.

MERRF syndrome (or Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers) is a mitochondrial disease.