Term Name: chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia
Synonyms: CPEO, PEO, progressive external ophthalmoplegia
Definition: A mitochondrial myopathy characterized by weakness of extraocular muscles, usually evident from bilateral ptosis and/or ophthalmoplegia, that has_material_basis_in mitochondrial DNA deletions.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:12558]   ( DOID:12558 )

Relationships
is a type of: mitochondrial myopathy
has subtype: autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia 1 autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions 2 autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions 3 autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions 4 autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions 5 autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions 6 autosomal recessive progressive external ophthalmoplegia 1 autosomal recessive progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions 2 autosomal recessive progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions 3 autosomal recessive progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions 4 autosomal recessive progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions 5 autosomal recessive progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions 6 Kearns-Sayre syndrome