Cytochrome c oxidase (COX) deficiency [DS:H01368] Mitochondrial disease [DS:H01427]
Description
Fatal infantile cardioencephalomyopathy (CEMCOX) is a disorder of the mitochondrial respiratory chain characterized by neonatal progressive muscular hypotonia and cardiomyopathy because of severe cytochrome c oxidase deficiency. Mutations in the SCO2 and COX15 gene causing cytochrome c oxidase deficiency have been reported in patients with fatal infantile cardioencephalomyopathy.
Category
Inherited metabolic disorder
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
08 Diseases of the nervous system
Diseases of neuromuscular junction or muscle
Primary disorders of muscles
8C73 Mitochondrial myopathies
H01200 Fatal infantile cardioencephalomyopathy