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National Mito Information Day

Information day for Mitochondrial patients and interested parties. This day is organised by the expertise centre for mitochondrial diseases, Radboud UMC in Nijmegen together with the patient advisory board. The day will consist of a plenary part where the international state of research will be communicated and workshops on living with mitochondrial disease. There is also plenty of room for fellow sufferers to interact during lunch and breaks. The day is free of charge and you can register via this link: https://www.survio.com/survey/d/B5O9V7Q3K1Z5W5Q8V

Jazmin, a young brown haired girl is looking at the camera. Her picture is surrounded by logo of various mito organisations
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Jazmín’s story

Our Jazmín was 16 years old, when her heart said enough on the 6th of June this year. She was 13 years old when she was diagnosed with MELAS, a mitochondrial disease with no cure, a rare mutation in my country.

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Tucker’s Story

Tucker James Dupré was diagnosed with POLG at 18 months old, after having multiple seizures. Tucker went into status epilepticus just two weeks before his 2nd birthday, resulting in him having a metabolic stroke.

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Matei’s Story

Matei was born on August 5th 2018, being an extremely healthy child. He has had an exciting development period. From the newborn to an active toddler he reached all the milestones that a child is doing. He was laughing so much, and, he was enjoying so much making others laughing. Before choosing his name, we called him “Happy”.

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LHON webinar – Save the date!

Theme: LHON & Gene Therapy: Where are we now?

Save the date for a free, interactive webinar discussing gene therapy and LHON.

Hear the latest from companies developing gene therapies for LHON, clinical experts and someone who has been part of a gene therapy clinical trial. And find out what you can do to ensure the voice of people living with LHON is heard!

Our webinar will be on 19 September 2024 from 13:00 – 15:00 CEST. To register your interest click on the link below.

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La Storia di Sara

Sara è giovane, ha 26 anni e vive a Padova insieme alla famiglia: i genitori e la sorella più piccola. Ha un’autonomia limitata nel camminare o nel fare qualsiasi attività fisica a causa di una malattia mitocondriale che la rende intollerante allo sforzo.

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