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mtDNA/nDNA ratio in 14484 LHON mitochondrial mutation carriers.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2004
Nishioka Tomoki, Soemantri Augustinus, Ishida Takafumi
Abstract excerpt
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a maternally inherited disease caused by mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations. In this study, the mtDNA/nuclear DNA ratio was evaluated in 11 LHON patients with the 14484 mutation, 13 asymptomatic carriers and 18 non-carrier relatives as controls, to reveal possible relationships between the disease and mtDNA content. DNAs from peripheral blood lymphocytes were...
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