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Dominant optic atrophy: correlation between clinical and molecular genetic studies.
Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica - 1 Jun 2005
Puomila Anu, Huoponen Kirsi, Mäntyjärvi Maija, Hämäläinen Petra, Paananen Reetta, Sankila Eeva-Marja, Savontaus Marja-Liisa, Somer Mirja, Nikoskelainen Eeva
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To assess the clinical picture and molecular genetics of 14 Finnish families with dominant optic atrophy (DOA). METHODS: The clinical status of family members was based on the assessment of visual acuity, colour vision, visual fields and optic nerve appearance; 31 individuals were affected, two suspect and 21 unaffected. A total of 30 coding exons and exon- intron boundaries of the OPA1 gene were...
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