Phenotypes associated with polymerase gamma (POLG) mutations
Autosomal dominant PEO with or without parkinsonism |
Autosomal recessive PEO with or without parkinsonism |
Sporadic PEO |
Cataracts |
Alpers syndrome |
Sensory ataxia, neuropathy, dysarthria, ophthalmoplegia (SANDO) |
Mitochondrial recessive ataxia syndrome (MIRAS) |
Spinocerebellar ataxia with epilepsy (SCAE) |
Premature menopause |
Male subfertility |
Myoclonus epilepsy with ragged red fibres |
Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes |
A full list of genotype–phenotype correlations can be found in the online Human DNA Polymerase Gamma Mutation Database http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/polg/
PEO, progressive external ophthalmoplegia.