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Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) with mitochondrial ND4 gene mutation (11778) in a Thai patient.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet - 1 Jan 1999
Lertrit P, Ruangvaravate N, Trongpanich Y, Imsumran A, Mungkornkarn C, Neungton N
Abstract excerpt
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a maternally transmitted disease, characterized by bilateral optic atrophy predominantly in healthy young males. This disorder has shown to be associated with DNA mutation in mitochondrial genome of the patients. We report here a young man who came to the hospital with subacute visual loss in one eye, followed by the other eye within two months. His echocardiogram was...
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