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Exclusive homoplasmic 11778 mutation in mitochondrial DNA of Chinese patients with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.
Japanese journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2000
Yen M Y, Lee H C, Wang A G, Chang W L, Liu J H, Wei Y H
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate the degree of heteroplasmy of the 11778 mtDNA mutation in Chinese patients with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). METHODS: Seventeen Chinese Leber's pedigrees, including 24 patients, 17 unaffected maternal lineages, 4 internal controls, and 6 unrelated controls, were screened for the 11778 mtDNA mutation. This was carried out by analysis of the restriction fragment length...
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