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Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy--the spectrum of mitochondrial DNA mutations in Chinese patients.
Japanese journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2000
Yen May-Yung, Wang An-Guor, Chang Wei-Ling, Hsu Wen-Ming, Liu Jorn-Hon, Wei Yau-Huei
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PURPOSE: To investigate the spectrum of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations in Chinese patients with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), optic atrophy of unknown etiology, and optic neuropathy of known etiology. METHODS: Twenty-seven patients from 25 LHON pedigrees, 22 patients with bilateral optic atrophy of unknown etiology, 21 patients with optic neuropathy of known etiology, and 25 normal healthy...
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