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MERRF

MERRF is the abbreviation of MERRF syndrome.

Meaning of MERRF syndrome

Noun

MERRF syndrome (uncountable)

  1. (medical genetics) A rare mitochondrial disease characterized by progressive myoclonic epilepsy and clumps of diseased mitochondria that accumulate in the subsarcolemmal region of the muscle fiber and appear as "ragged red fibers" when stained.

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Questions about MERRF

What is MERRF the abbreviation of?
MERRF is the abbreviation of MERRF syndrome.

Words near MERRF in the dictionary

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  3. merqueen
  4. merqueens
  5. Merrell
  6. MERRF
  7. MERRF syndrome
  8. Merriam
  9. Merriam's deermouse
  10. Merriams
  11. Merriang

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