Maternal Diabetes and Deafness SyndromeNCIt concept
Preferred Label : Maternal Diabetes and Deafness Syndrome;
NCIt related terms : Maternally Transmitted Diabetes with Deafness; MIDD Syndrome; Maternally Inherited Diabetes and Deafness;
Alternative definition : NICHD: A maternally inherited condition characterized by diabetes and sensorineural
deafness with onset after the age of 20, caused by mutation(s) in one of several mitochondrial
genes, most frequently the MT-TL1 gene, which encodes the mitochondrial transfer RNA
for leucine. Some patients may have additional features observed in mitochondrial
disorders, including pigmentary retinopathy, ptosis, cardiomyopathy, myopathy, renal
problems, and neuropsychiatric symptoms.;