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Mitochondrial Disorders Common in the General Population, But What About for Autism?

Posted on August 12, 2008

An article in the July 31st American Journal of Human Genetics suggests that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations are common in the general population. According to the study, one in 200 people has a DNA mutation that could potentially cause a mitochondrial disease in them or in their offspring. Mitochondrial disease is (according to the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (UMDF) ) a devastating and often fatal disease, and mitochondrial disorders are at the core of many well known diseases and chronic illnesses, such as Alzheimer s disease, Parkinson s disease and autism spect...

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