Mitochondrial Disease Biobank Introduction

The Mitochondrial Disease Biobank was established at Mayo Clinic in 2009. Our mission is to collect blood and tissue samples from patients with known mitochondrial diseases as well as individuals with suspected mitochondrial disease and their family members from around the world and aid the advancement of mitochondrial medical research and medicine. Approximately 1000 children per year in the U.S. are born with some form of mitochondrial disease. For the majority of patients, their mitochondrial disorder is an inherited condition. However, an uncertain percentage of patients acquire symptoms due to other factors, including exposure to mitochondrial toxins and aging.

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