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OPA1 mutations cause cytochrome c oxidase deficiency due to loss of wild-type mtDNA molecules.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Aug 2010
Yu-Wai-Man Patrick, Sitarz Kamil S, Samuels David C, Griffiths Philip G, Reeve Amy K, Bindoff Laurence A, Horvath Rita, Chinnery Patrick F
Abstract excerpt
Pathogenic OPA1 mutations cause autosomal dominant optic atrophy (DOA), a condition characterized by the preferential loss of retinal ganglion cells and progressive optic nerve degeneration. Approximately 20% of affected patients will also develop more severe neuromuscular complications, an important disease subgroup known as DOA(+). Cytochrome c oxidase (COX)-negative fibres and multiple mitochondrial DNA...
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