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T14484C and T14502C in the mitochondrial ND6 gene are associated with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy in a Chinese family.
Mitochondrion - 1 Jun 2008
Zhang Shirong, Wang Lejin, Hao Yansheng, Wang Pengyun, Hao Ping, Yin Ke, Wang Qing K, Liu Mugen
Abstract excerpt
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a maternally inherited ocular disease which has been associated with three primary mitochondrial DNA mutations: G3640A, G11778A, and T14484C. In this study, we clinically characterized a Chinese family with complete penetrance of LHON. The patients in the family presented with variable clinical features. By direct DNA sequence analysis, we identified both T14484C...
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