What is Mitochondrial Disease?
Internet URL
http://www.umdf.org/mito_info/whatismito.aspx 
Sponsoring Agency
The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation
Description
Basis of the Disease: Mitochondrial diseases result from failures of the mitochondria, specialized compartments present in every cell of the body except red blood cells. Mitochondria are responsible for creating more than 90% of the energy needed by the body to sustain life and support growth. This is some of the information provided in this page.