I keep a running Word doc of things for me to do or think about. Here is what I wrote:
Go to Canada – Manitoba, Vancouver
New Zealand fellowships
When I was faster I was always behind.
Autologous tears
What Would Zoey Eat? WWZE?
Yes:
Cookie dough
Meat of any type
Eggs
Tortillas
Peaches
Milk
Falling pods from the trees
Honey Nut Cheerio’ed Milk (previously in No)
Tomatoes, preferably seasoned
Greek yogurt, preferably with honey
Dirty underwear
No:
Cashews
Avocado
Mushrooms
Snap peas
Blackberries. She will lick the Greek yogurt off.
Almonds. She will eat the chocolate around it.
The mtDNA that is affected maybe a single or multiple point deletion, with associated nuclear DNA deletions. One study showed that mtDNA deletion seen in CPEO patients also had an associated nuclear DNA deletion of the Twinkle gene which encodes specific mitochondrial protein; Twinkle.
Weakness of extraocular muscle groups including, the orbicularis oculi muscle as well as facial and limb muscles may be present in up to 25% of patients with CPEO. As a result of the orbicularis oculi weakness, patients may suffer from exposure keratopathy (damage to cornea) from the inability to close the eyes tightly.
This basically sums up my past week. Time to go powerpoint now.
DD
