Understanding Mitochondrial Diseases

Although mitochondrial diseases may affect as many as one in every 2,000 people, there is still much to be learned about these chronic, somewhat mysterious conditions. In this Children's Channel video podcast, Bruce H. Cohen, MD, director of pediatric neurology at Akron Children's, provides an overview of how these diseases affect the mitochondria, the engines that fuel our cells and our lives.

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