Table 2 Patient information and OXPHOS activity
NoGender/ageClinical featurestRNA mutationOXPHOS enzyme activities
1F/36MERRFLys A8344GSpectrophotometric analysis: I&IV low; BN-PAGE: I&IV low, V subcomplexes
2M/<1Leigh syndromeLys A8344GSpectrophotometric analysis: normal
3M/27MELASLeu A3251GND
4F/55MELASLeu A3251GND
5F/45Limb girdle-likeTyr 5888insASpectrophotometric analysis: normal; BN-PAGE: V subcomplexes
6M/57Exercise intoleranceCys*ND
  • *New mutation.

  • OXPHOS, oxidative phosphorylation; MERRF, myoclonic epilepsy and ragged red fibres; MELAS, mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes; BN-PAGE, blue native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; ND, not determined.