Mitochondrial disease is an energy production problem that primarily affects the muscular and neurological systems.
Paving the Way to Treatments and Cures
Studies indicate the ones represented by circles closest to the center are more influenced.
The Facts: • Mitochondria, the body’s cellular “power plants”, produce the body’s essential energy. When they don’t—there is a “power failure.” • 1 in 2,500 are affected by mitochondrial disease. • Mitochondrial disease is more common than childhood cancer. • The disease can appear at any age, infancy to adulthood. • If you know someone with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, or Autism, than you are connected to mitochondrial disease.
The Foundation for Mitochondrial Medicine Atlanta, Georgia • www.mitochondrialdiseases.org • 1-888-448-1495