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Clinical features of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy with the 11778 mitochondrial DNA mutation in Taiwanese patients.
Chang Gung medical journal - 1 Jan 2003
Hung Hsiang-Ling, Kao Ling-Yuh, Huang Chin-Chang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: To characterize the clinical features of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) in Taiwanese patients with the 11778 mutation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). METHODS: A retrospective review of the clinical manifestation was undertaken in 13 LHON patients with the 11778 mtDNA mutation from 1994 to 2001 in Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. RESULTS: The male-to-female ratio among patients was 12:1 (92%...
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