Leigh syndrome, also known as Leigh disease, is a rare, severe neurological disorder that typically becomes apparent in infancy or early childhood. It is characterized by progressive loss of mental and movement abilities, leading to severe neurological disability and often death by two to three years of age. However, some affected individuals may have a milder course of the disease with later onset and longer survival. Leigh syndrome is genetically heterogeneous, meaning it can be caused by mutations in various genes, and it can be inherited in several different ways, depending on the gene involved:
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