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Genetic variants of TP53 and EPHX1 in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy and their relationship to age at onset.
Japanese journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2000
Ishikawa Karin, Funayama Tomoyo, Ohde Hisao, Inagaki Yoko, Mashima Yukihiko
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To determine whether genetic polymorphisms of the genes for oxidative stress and apoptosis cause the clinical variability in patients with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). METHODS: Eighty-seven unrelated Japanese LHON patients carrying the 11778 mitochondrial mutation were studied at the Keio University Hospital. Their mean age (+/-SD) was 25.0 +/- 13.0 years with a range 3 to 65 years. Eleven...
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