Why Support the Foundation for Mitochondrial Medicine?
Mitochondrial Dysfunction Plays a Role in Several Hundred Types of Diseases Affecting Children and Adults
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Significant breakthroughs have occurred with backing from:
- FDA--approval of first drug trial within just 8 months
- Pharmaceutical Industry-Edison Pharmaceuticals - Primary population affected is highly compelling: children
- The disease is apolitical, crosses all socio-economic levels
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Potential impact on other disease areas is significant:
- 1 in 3-4,000 are affected by Mitochondrial Disease
- 1 in 110 are affected by Autism
- 1 in 500 are affected by Parkinson's
- 1 in 85 are affected by Alzheimer's
- 1 in 25, 000 are affected by Leigh's disease
