Mito Stories

Jacinta was slow to reach her milestones. At eleven months, she had an operation and had to be resuscitated.

Noah and Harrison have the mitochondrial ATPase6, T8993G mutation. Noah presents clinically with Leigh disease, where T8993G is considered the cause in 10-20% of cases.

Tate was four months old when his parents noticed he wasn’t gaining a lot of weight and fussed a lot at feeding times.

Everything changed for Ari’s family two days after his fourth birthday. Ari was particularly tired, and had been recovering slowly from tonsillitis.

It took four years for Taylah’s family to receive her diagnosis of Leigh syndrome. Taylah suffers from dystonia, speech difficulties, and low energy.

Julian’s mother hopes his story is a beacon of light and hope for parents, carers and patients suffering from a mitochondrial disorder.

Tom is a cheerful and loving sixteen year old, yet he has had a complicated medical history and has undergone over 47 medical procedures.

Charmaine's beautiful son Marcus is just 3 years old and has a rare FBXL4 Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome.

Ruby was only a few days old when she began to suffer from ongoing seizures. She sadly passed away from mitochondrial disease complex IV.

Chloe was Jo and Allan's first child. Jo had a healthy pregnancy and uneventful birth. When Chloe was 6 weeks old they were referred to the Metabolic Clinic at the Women's and Children's Hospital in Adelaide.