| A rare mitochondrial disease characterized by infantile onset of severe regression after a period of normal development, epileptic encephalopathy, hypotonia, movement disorder, cardiomyopathy, hyperglycinemia and lactic acidosis. Optic atrophy may also be present. Brain imaging findings are highly variable and include white matter abnormalities. The disease is typically fatal in infancy. Caused by homozygous mutation in the BOLA3 gene on chromosome 2p13. |