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Mutations for Leber hereditary optic neuropathy in patients with alcohol and tobacco optic neuropathy.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2011
Amaral-Fernandes Marcela Scabello, Marcondes Ana Maria, do Amor Divino Miranda Paulo Maurício, Maciel-Guerra Andréa Trevas, Sartorato Edi Lúcia
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: There are many similarities in the clinical presentation of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) and in patients who have optic neuropathy and a history of heavy tobacco and alcohol consumption. The main objective of this study is to investigate the frequency of primary and secondary mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations for LHON in patients diagnosed as having alcohol and tobacco optic neuropathy...
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