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Spectrum, frequency and penetrance of OPA1 mutations in dominant optic atrophy.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Jun 2001
Toomes C, Marchbank N J, Mackey D A, Craig J E, Newbury-Ecob R A, Bennett C P, Vize C J, Desai S P, Black G C, Patel N, Teimory M, Markham A F, Inglehearn C F, Churchill A J
Abstract excerpt
Dominant optic atrophy (DOA) is the commonest form of inherited optic neuropathy. Although heterogeneous, a major locus has been mapped to chromosome 3q28 and the gene responsible, OPA1, was recently identified. We therefore screened a panel of 35 DOA patients for mutations in OPA1. This revealed 14 novel mutations and a further three known mutations, which together accounted for 20 of the 35 families (57%)...
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