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1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/06/2012 02:06pm

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A bill for an act
 relating to state government; Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin LEO'S LAW.
new text end

new text begin This act may be cited as "Leo's Law."
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Sec. 2.

new text begin [10.595] MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASE AWARENESS WEEK.
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new text begin The third full week of September each year is designated Mitochondrial Disease
Awareness Week in Minnesota.
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new text begin Mitochondria, the power plants in every cell of the body, can be damaged by
genetic defects, drugs, or destructive molecules called free radicals. Such damage leads
to progressive diseases that affect roughly one in 4,000 children in the United States
each year.
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new text begin During Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week, residents of the state are urged to
become better informed about mitochondrial diseases and their impact.
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