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[An analysis of 6 Leber mutations in 31 individuals with optic atrophy. A study of its transmission in 5 families].
Medicina clinica - 13 Mar 1999
Gómez Zaera M, Barrientos A, Arias L, Rojas I, Arruga J, Estivill X, Casademont J, Nunes V
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a mitochondrial disorder that represents the most frequent cause of visual loss among otherwise healthy young men. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We have screened for the most important LHON mutations (primary mutations) and several other previously described mutations (secondary mutations) in 31 Spanish patients suffering from optic atrophy. These individuals...
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