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Optic atrophy and sensorineural hearing loss in a family caused by an R445H OPA1 mutation.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Oct 2005
Li Chunmei, Kosmorsky Gregory, Zhang Kang, Katz Bradley J, Ge Jian, Traboulsi Elias I
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA) is the most common form of inherited optic atrophy. Four genetic loci have been associated with ADOA: OPA1, OPA2, OPA3, and OPA4. Out of these four loci, only one gene has been identified, OPA1. We previously described a unique syndrome of optic atrophy, sensorineural hearing loss, ptosis, and ophthalmoplegia in two unrelated families associated with an R445H mutation in...
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