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'Secondary' 4216/ND1 and 13708/ND5 Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy mitochondrial DNA mutations do not further impair in vivo mitochondrial oxidative metabolism when associated with the 11778/ND4 mitochondrial DNA mutation.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Sept 2000
Lodi R, Montagna P, Cortelli P, Iotti S, Cevoli S, Carelli V, Barbiroli B
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenic role of 'secondary' mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) point mutations, when occurring in patients with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) in association with 'primary' mutations, is still controversial. We used phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy to establish whether two of these 'secondary' LHON mtDNA mutations, 4216/ND1 and 13708/ND5 (haplogroup J), further affect in vivo mitochondrial...
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