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1. Esoteric Posted: September 26, 2008 at 08:52 PM (#2957311)Mitochondrial myopathy is sort of a vague category of diseases in itself. Just look at all the possible complications. And it isn't really a form of muscular dystrophy, they just are both covered by the Muscular Dystrophy Association's charity and medical efforts. And MDA isn't a disease, it's the Muscular Dystrophy Association, which supports all kinds of congenital neurological and muscular diseases.
I had a neighbor growing up who had MD. He was in a wheel chair by 8-9, IIRC, and wasn't expected to live much past 14. He made it to around 22 or so, and was one of the coolest people I've ever met.
Luckily for Rocco his case doesn't sound that bad, but he still has a difficult road in front of him. I wish him all the best.
Ditto. It still sucks for him and makes me want to root for the guy, but I don't think this is the "EXCLUSIVE" that the website seems to think that it is.
Yeah, I just read it a bit closer and it does seem like it's just a piece meant to let people not following Baseball about a story that might interest them.
Little reaction to Rocco Baldelli's muscular dystrophy diagnosis
Sometimes it's hard to take joy in getting the big scoop. The exclusive interview my co-anchor, Wendy Ryan got from Rays outfielder, Rocco Baldelli is one of those times. ABC Action News viewers last night learned that the 27 year old Baldelli has finally received a firm diagnosis for the muscle weakness and fatigue that has hampered his once shining career. It's a form of muscular dystrophy- not the devastating ALS suffered by the legendary Lou Gehrig, but it's serious nonetheless. Mitochondrial Myopathy makes physical exertion particularly exhausting. The muscles require a long period of time to recover. There is no known cure.
There wasn't anyone in our newsroom who didn't think this announcement would be a big story locally and nationally and elicit an outpouring of concern for Alas, neither daily paper has posted the news as of Friday morning. Five years ago, Rocco Baldelli was a contender for rookie of the year in the AL. He was one of the only players most Bay Area residents could even name back then. Rocco has lost some of the lightning speed that was his trademark, but his doctor believes with careful training, he could play another couple of years in the majors.
Link...
/sarcasm
I'm still rooting for my Red Sox, but if it can't be them, the Rays are solidly my #2 choice.
It seems like it's basically a mild form of exercise intolerance that he might not have even noticed if he was in a normal line of work.
Joe CooperRocco Baldelli.#6 got it right. The news crew screwed up when they called it muscular dystrophy. I think this is the first time there's an official diagnosis, although the diagnosis basically just means they don't know what kind of mitochondrial disorder he has, so they're just lumping him into the catch-all category.
So one question I've had for a while ... figured there must be someone here who could answer: Are mitochrondial disorders genetic diseases?
In about five minutes Googling I've gathered that mitochondria are inherited from the mother; that when the mitochondria divide their DNA is split randomly; that eventually a defective gene can end up dominating the DNA of a newly-formed mitochondrion; that that defective mitochondrion will replicate into multiple mitochondria, and so on until they reach the stage Baldelli is at now.
So, yes, they're genetic, in the sense that they are caused by defective genes. Whether the defects are inherited or mutated, or if a mutation is just a normal thing or prompted by a virus or bacteria, I don't know. It appears that they can be inherited, but it's unclear whether that's always so. At least that's what I get from reading stuff on the internet, which as we know is an infallible source of information.
Sorry to hear of Belinda's diagnosis. I had a cousin with MS, and it doesn't strike me as fun.
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