What is mitochondrial disease?

Mitochondrial diseases result from failures of mitochondrial, compartments present in every cell except red blood cells and responsible for creating the energy needed to sustain life and support growth. Symptoms and treatment vary depending on which cells are affected. There are over 40 types.

How do members experience mitochondrial disease?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with mitochondrial disease*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for mitochondrial disease*

Who has mitochondrial disease on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 6
20s 16
30s 36
40s 46
50s 26
60s 26
70+ 10

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 35
Female 131

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What is mitochondrial disease?

Mitochondrial diseases result from failures of mitochondrial, compartments present in every cell except red blood cells and responsible for creating the energy needed to sustain life and support growth. Symptoms and treatment vary depending on which cells are affected. There are over 40 types.



Common symptoms reported by people with mitochondrial disease

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for mitochondrial disease

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Compare treatments taken by people with mitochondrial disease

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Who has mitochondrial disease on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 124 say mitochondrial disease is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 6
20s 16
30s 36
40s 46
50s 26
60s 26
70+ 10
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 50
20-29 years 10
30-39 years 14
40-49 years 5
50-59 years 4
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 35
Female 131

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 78
Not Diagnosed 19

These charts show data from mitochondrial disease patients who have completed their condition history
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