Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: UMLS:C0011860 (type 2 diabetes)
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A 44-year-old woman with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy noticed weakness of the lower extremities at the age of 30 years. She also has type 2 diabetes mellitus, posterior subcapsular cataracts in both eyes, and corpus callosum atrophy. Family history showed that a maternal cousin had a myopathy, 3 maternal aunts had diabetes mellitus, and her mother and 2 maternal aunts had cataracts. External ophthalmoplegia, proximal myopathy, and absent deep tendon reflexes were noted. The mitochondrial DNA 3243 point mutation was negative. Muscle biopsy showed ragged-red fibers, cytochrome c oxidase (COX)-positive fibers, and COX-negative fibers.
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PMID:Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy associated with diabetes mellitus, cataract, and corpus callosum atrophy. 1831 Sep 79