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The role of the ND5 gene in LHON: characterization of a new, heteroplasmic LHON mutation.
Annals of neurology - 1 Nov 2005
Mayorov Vladimir, Biousse Valerie, Newman Nancy J, Brown Michael D
Abstract excerpt
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) causes central vision loss from bilateral optic neuropathy. Although 13 mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations are strongly associated with LHON, only three account for roughly 90% of cases and thus are found in multiple independent LHON families. The remaining LHON mutations are rare. Here, we describe the clinical and genetic characterization of a new LHON mtDNA mutation....
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