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Kearns-Sayre syndrome

Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS) is a disease caused by mutations in the mitochondrial DNA. As such, it is a rare genetic disease in that it can be heteroplasmic, that is, more than one genome can be in a cell at any given time.

Its expression is systemic, but many of the most common expressions are in the eyes, with ophthalmoplegia a common feature.

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