How does a person get pearson syndrome?!


Question: How does a person get pearson syndrome!?
Please describe the genetics behind the disease including inheritance patterns!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


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Pearson syndrome is caused by large deletions of mitochondrial DNA!. Patients with Pearson syndrome manifest bone marrow and pancreatic dysfunction during infancy!. Patients who survive infancy usually develop Kearns-Sayre syndrome or multisystemic disorders at a later age!. The mutant mitochondrial DNA is usually present in blood and muscle!. However, the deletion molecules in blood tend to be preferentially eliminated as the patients grow older and the hematopoietic disorders resolve!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

he gets diagnosed with the symptoms!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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