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OPA1 mutations in Japanese patients suspected to have autosomal dominant optic atrophy.
Japanese journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2012
Hamahata Tetsuya, Fujimaki Takuro, Fujiki Keiko, Miyazaki Ai, Mizota Atsushi, Murakami Akira
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To report three types of heterozygous mutations in the OPA1 gene in five patients from three families with autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA, MIM#165500). METHODS: DNA was extracted from the leukocytes of the peripheral blood. For mtDNA, mutations were examined at positions 11778, 3460 and 14484. For the OPA1 gene, the exons were amplified by PCR and mutations were detected by restriction enzymes or...
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