Expanded‐Access Use of Elamipretide Improves Quality of Life in Patients With Rare Mitochondrial Disorders Characterized by Ophthalmic Symptoms: A Case Series

ABSTRACT This case series presents the use of elamipretide in two patients with different progressive mitochondrial disorders (chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia [CPEO] plus and neuropathy, ataxia, and retinitis pigmentosa [NARP] syndrome) characterized by ophthalmic traits. Elamipretide w...

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Main Authors: Sharique Ansari, Mary Kay Koenig
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9591
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description ABSTRACT This case series presents the use of elamipretide in two patients with different progressive mitochondrial disorders (chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia [CPEO] plus and neuropathy, ataxia, and retinitis pigmentosa [NARP] syndrome) characterized by ophthalmic traits. Elamipretide was well tolerated and both patients demonstrated improvement in symptoms while on therapy.
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spelling doaj-art-941529823dde4b63a1793ac4759af5e82025-08-20T02:39:04ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042024-12-011212n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.9591Expanded‐Access Use of Elamipretide Improves Quality of Life in Patients With Rare Mitochondrial Disorders Characterized by Ophthalmic Symptoms: A Case SeriesSharique Ansari0Mary Kay Koenig1Kane Hall Barry Neurology Bedford Texas USADepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Child & Adolescent Neurology, Center for the Treatment of Pediatric Neurodegenerative Disease University of Texas McGovern Medical School Houston Texas USAABSTRACT This case series presents the use of elamipretide in two patients with different progressive mitochondrial disorders (chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia [CPEO] plus and neuropathy, ataxia, and retinitis pigmentosa [NARP] syndrome) characterized by ophthalmic traits. Elamipretide was well tolerated and both patients demonstrated improvement in symptoms while on therapy.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9591CardiolipinCPEOElamipretidemitochondrial diseaseNARP syndrome
spellingShingle Sharique Ansari
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Expanded‐Access Use of Elamipretide Improves Quality of Life in Patients With Rare Mitochondrial Disorders Characterized by Ophthalmic Symptoms: A Case Series
Clinical Case Reports
Cardiolipin
CPEO
Elamipretide
mitochondrial disease
NARP syndrome
title Expanded‐Access Use of Elamipretide Improves Quality of Life in Patients With Rare Mitochondrial Disorders Characterized by Ophthalmic Symptoms: A Case Series
title_full Expanded‐Access Use of Elamipretide Improves Quality of Life in Patients With Rare Mitochondrial Disorders Characterized by Ophthalmic Symptoms: A Case Series
title_fullStr Expanded‐Access Use of Elamipretide Improves Quality of Life in Patients With Rare Mitochondrial Disorders Characterized by Ophthalmic Symptoms: A Case Series
title_full_unstemmed Expanded‐Access Use of Elamipretide Improves Quality of Life in Patients With Rare Mitochondrial Disorders Characterized by Ophthalmic Symptoms: A Case Series
title_short Expanded‐Access Use of Elamipretide Improves Quality of Life in Patients With Rare Mitochondrial Disorders Characterized by Ophthalmic Symptoms: A Case Series
title_sort expanded access use of elamipretide improves quality of life in patients with rare mitochondrial disorders characterized by ophthalmic symptoms a case series
topic Cardiolipin
CPEO
Elamipretide
mitochondrial disease
NARP syndrome
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9591
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