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Australian GPs have practical guidelines to support the management and care of patients with mitochondrial disease.

The consensus-based recommendations build on previous international guidelines, with particular emphasis on clinical management in the Australian setting.

Lead author Professor Carolyn Sue says the patient care standards provide much-needed uniformity in standards of care for these patients, many of whom can be managed in the primary care setting.