Screening for mt-DNA mutations in optic neuritis of unknown cause.

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate mitochondrial DNA (mt-DNA) mutations in optic neuritis of unknown cause (ONUC) and to assess the practical value of mt-DNA mutation detection in etiologically and differentially diagnosing ONUC. METHODS: Thirty patients with ONUC were screened for mt-DNA mutations of nt11778, nt3460 and nt15257 by using SSCP, mutation-specific primer PCR and sequencing. RESULTS: mt-DNA mutations were...

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