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Mitochondrial DNA mutations with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy in Japanese patients with open-angle glaucoma.
Japanese journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2000
Inagaki Yoko, Mashima Yukihiko, Fuse Nobuo, Ohtake Yuichiro, Fujimaki Takuro, Fukuchi Takeo
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Abnormal optic disc excavations are found in patients with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). The purpose of this study was to determine whether heteroplasmy for the major three LHON mutations or for the rare LHON mutations are risk factors for open-angle glaucoma. METHODS: Bloo...
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