Disorders

MELAS

Synonym(s): Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-like Episodes, Myopathy, Mitochondrial-Encephalopathy-Lactic Acidosis-Stroke

GeneReview OMIM

Laboratory	Test Method	Prenatal	Carrier *
Charles University in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine - General University Hospital in Prague, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Laboratory for Study of Mitochondrial Disorders - Prague, Czech Republic	• Enzyme assay • Protein analysis

^* Carrier column is relevant to autosomal recessive and X-linked inheritance; column will be blank when it is not relevant (e.g. autosomal dominant inheritance, microdeletions/duplications) and/or is not offered by the lab.