Drivers of Diagnostic Delay in Mitochondrial Disease: Missed Recognition of Canonical Features
Rory James Tinker, Neil Jacob, Mohammad Ghouse Syed, Janhawi Kelkar, Colleen M. Donnelly, Ibrahim Elsharkawi, Jaya Ganesh, Bruce D. Gelb, Vikas Rao Pejaver, Tamás Kozicz, Éva Morava
This study identifies diagnostic delay in mitochondrial disease as primarily due to missed recognition of canonical features, not testing limitations, and suggests AI/NLP tools for earlier detection.
JIMD Reports · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine