progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions, autosomal recessive 2
Findings
No curated finding names progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions, autosomal recessive 2 yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Any progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the RNASEH1 gene.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0014656), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
- Inheritance
- Autosomal recessive inheritance
- Onset and course
- Middle age onset · Progressive · Intermediate young adult onset
HPO, annotations 2026-09-02
Features
37 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- DysphagiaHPOHP:0002015
- 4 of 4 reported patients
- Muscle weaknessHPOHP:0001324
- 4 of 4 reported patients
- Progressive external ophthalmoplegiaHPOHP:0000590
- 4 of 4 reported patients
- Unsteady gaitHPOHP:0002317
- 4 of 4 reported patients
- Cytochrome C oxidase-negative muscle fibersHPOHP:0003688
- 3 of 4 reported patients
- Ragged-red muscle fibersHPOHP:0003200
Genes
1 gene
Germline variants in the gene encoding each protein, as classified by GenCC submitters, each in their own words. Limited, disputed and refuted submissions are listed too.
- RNASEH1HGNC:18466
- Strong · Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae) · Autosomal recessive · 2018
- Strong · PanelApp Australia · Autosomal recessive · 2025
Where it sits
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions, autosomal recessive 2
- Also called
- progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions caused by mutation in RNASEH1progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions, autosomal recessive type 2RNASEH1 progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions