Directory of Leigh's Resources

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Leigh's Disease is a rare inherited neurometabolic disorder. It is characterized by the degeneration of the central nervous system (i.e., brain, spinal cord, and optic nerve).

Resources in This Category

• Leigh's Disease

  http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/leighsdisease/leighsdisease.htm
  Information sheet compiled by NINDS.

• NORD: Leigh's Disease

  http://www.rarediseases.org/search/rdbdetail_abstract.html?disname=Leigh's+Disease
  Offers synonyms, a general discussion, disorder subdivisions and further resources.

• The woman who lost all seven children

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19648992
  The BBC reports on a family which has lost many children to Leigh's disease.

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