Re: Marla: Biopsy and diagnosis

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Marla,

One of the reasons I wanted a definitive diagnosis was for my daughter. She

is only 30, married, and was considering having children. Since the family

diagnosis of MELAS she is seriously questioning such an option as the disease

is tranmitted maternally. The second problem is that a study has shown that

the per cent heteroplasmy varies from oocyte to oocyte within the same

individual. My own diagnosis was also useful in pinpointing the problems

occurring with my brother. It was a simple matter of getting my results and

focusing

in on that for his diagnosis. Although the percent heteroplasmy in each of

us is 10 per cent or less, the clinical signs and course of the disease has

been variable for each of us. It simply depends on the tissues affected.

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