Mutations in Mitochondrial Genes Play a Role in Each of the Following

question 22

Multiple Choice

Mutations in mitochondrial genes play a role in each of the following diseases except:

• A)adult onset diabetes.
• B)cystic fibrosis.
• C)hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
• D)Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.
• E)myoclonic epilepsy.

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