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Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy is associated with the T3866C mutation in mitochondrial ND1 gene in three Han Chinese Families.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 9 Jul 2012
Zhou Xiangtian, Qian Yaping, Zhang Juanjuan, Tong Yi, Jiang Pingping, Liang Min, Dai Xianning, Zhou Huihui, Zhao Fuxin, Ji Yanchun, Mo Jun Qin, Qu Jia, Guan Min-Xin
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PURPOSE: To investigate the pathophysiology of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). METHODS: Seventy-one subjects from three Chinese families with LHON underwent clinical, genetic, molecular, and biochemical evaluations. Biochemical characterizations included the measurements of the rates of endogenous, substrate-dependent respirations, the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production and generation of reactive...
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