Article
Optic atrophy plus phenotype due to mutations in the OPA1 gene: two more Italian families.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Apr 2012
Ranieri Michela, Del Bo Roberto, Bordoni Andreina, Ronchi Dario, Colombo Irene, Riboldi Giulietta, Cosi Alessandra, Servida Maura, Magri Francesca, Moggio Maurizio, Bresolin Nereo, Comi Giacomo P, Corti Stefania
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy (ADOA) is characterized by the selective degeneration of retinal ganglion cells. The occurrence of mutations in the gene encoding the dynamin-like GTPase protein Optic Atrophy 1 (OPA1) has been observed in about 60-70% of ADOA cases. A subset of missense mutations, mostly within the GTPase domain, has recently been associated with a syndromic ADOA form called "OPA1 plus" phenotype...
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