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Chronic external ophthalmoplegia

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CEO is a sporadic disorder caused by insertion or deletion mutations in the mitochondrial DNA.

It is characterised by:

  • ophthalmoplegia
  • ptosis
  • muscle weakness

CEO is a mild form of the Kearns-Sayre syndrome.


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