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A novel mtDNA ND6 gene mutation associated with LHON in a Caucasian family.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 15 Jul 2005
Zhadanov Sergey I, Atamanov Vasily V, Zhadanov Nikolay I, Oleinikov Oleg V, Osipova Ludmila P, Schurr Theodore G
Abstract excerpt
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a frequent cause of inherited blindness. A routine screening for common mtDNA mutations constitutes an important first in its diagnosis. However, a substantial number of LHON patients do not harbor known variants, both pointing to the genetic heterogeneity of LHON and bringing into question its genetic diagnosis. We report a familial case that exhibited typical...
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