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Identification of novel mitochondrial mutations in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.
Molecular vision - 30 Apr 2010
Kumar Manoj, Tanwar Mukesh, Saxena Rohit, Sharma Pradeep, Dada Rima
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PURPOSE: To screen mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variations in Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). METHODS: Ten LHON patients were selected from neuro-ophthalmology clinics of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. Clinical evaluation included slit-lamp biomicroscopy, fundus examination, and neuroimaging. DNA was isolated from whole blood samples. The entire coding region of the...
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