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[Study on five point mutations in mitochondrial DNA in patients with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Dec 2005
Du Pei-jie, Zhou Jun-wei, Jin Xue-min, Li Xiao-wen, Wang Pei
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OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship between the primary mutation at np11778 and the secondary mutations at np9804, np13708, np13730, np15257 in three Chinese pedigrees with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) and to detect the effects of the mutations on LHON. METHODS: Thirty-seven maternal individuals from three LHON pedigrees and forty-seven normal controls were involved in this study. Polymerase...
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