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[A novel mutation of the OPA1 gene responsible for isolated autosomal dominant optic atrophy in two brothers].
Journal francais d'ophtalmologie - 1 Feb 2007
Macarez R, Amati-Bonneau P, Burelle X, Vanimschoot M, Dot C, Ocamica P, Kovalski J L, May F
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant optic atrophy, or Kjer disease, is the most frequent form of autosomal dominant optic neuropathy. We report a novel mutation of the OPA1 gene in two brothers with autosomal dominant optic atrophy and describe their clinical features. The two patients, aged 41 and 37, presented with a bilateral visual impairment that had been detected at the age of 4 in both of them. Their ophthalmoscopic...
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