IN HR0044

Urges Indiana citizens to become aware of the problems created by mitochondrial disease, which results from failures in cellular mitochondria that generate over 90 percent of the body's energy.

Identifies mitochondrial disease as primarily affecting children, with 1,000 to 4,000 children born annually with the condition in the United States, though exact prevalence is difficult to determine due to frequent misdiagnosis.

Lists potential symptoms of mitochondrial disease including strokes, seizures, gastrointestinal problems, blindness, deafness, heart and kidney problems, muscle failure, diabetes, and lactic acidosis.

Notes that the heart, brain, muscles, and lungs—the body's most energy-intensive organs—are most severely affected by mitochondrial disease.

Directs the Principal Clerk of the House to transmit copies of the resolution to Troy Arnett and his daughter Nico Ryann Arnett.