There is no cure or for this disease, as well as no prevention, as this disease is caused by a mutation in the DNA, and is passed down in offsprings, it is an autosomal recessive x-linked trait, meaning it is found in the x chromosome. This would mean that males are at a high risk, as they have one x and one y chromosome as their sex chromosomes, whereas females have two x chromosomes, females would need two of these genes whereas males would only need one to acquire this trait. This disease can only be passed down to offsprings if the mother suffer from this disease, as mitochondrial DNA is only passed down by mothers from the egg cell, this is known as maternal inheritance. Treatments are available but do not guarantee prevention of symptoms, treatments for this disease are usually metabolic therapies such as a ketogenic diet, consumption of riboflavin, thiamine, biotin, co-enzyme Q10 and carnitine.