Term ID: |
33686 |
Name: |
Mitochondrial hypertrophy |
Synonym: |
Megamitochondria |
Definition: |
Enlargment of mitochondria. Mitochondrial hypertrophy is not discernible by light microscopy. By electron microscopy (EM), hypertrophic mitochondria have normal cristae and normal matrix density. In contrast, swollen mitochondria display swollen cristae and irregular matrix densities in EM. |
Comments: |
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Reference: |
HP:0033686 |
Genes and Diseases: | |
Child Nodes: |
Sister Nodes: |
Genes (1) :GGPS1
Diseases (1) :OMIM:619518 |
Human Phenotype Ontology(HPO) is developed by the Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium. The version used here is December 15 2022 release.
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