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Complex III deficiency
Alternative Names: Complex III Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Deficiency; Isolated CoQ-Cytochrome C Reductase Deficiency; Ubiquinone-Cytochrome C Oxidoreductase Deficiency
Disease Category: Mitochondrial Disorders
An inherited, multisystemic, mitochondrial disorder characterized by protein complex III deficiency. Defects of this protein complex (structure made up of multiple proteins) disrupts the third step of oxidative phosphorylation, the process by which mitochondria (specialized cell structures) produce most of the body's energy. Signs include encephalopathy (brain disease), hypoglycemia (low blood glucose levels), hypotonia (low muscle tone), weakness, seizures, lactic acidosis (high blood lactate levels), exercise intolerance, hearing and vision loss, seizures, cardiomyopathy (heart disease), and liver and kidney disease.
Research groups studying this disease
Mitochondrial Disorders
North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium (NAMDC)
MitoAction
Improves quality of life for people affected by mitochondrial disease through education, outreach, advocacy, and clinical research initiatives.
United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation
Promotes research and education for the diagnosis, treatment, and cure of mitochondrial disorders while providing support to those affected.