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[Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy].
Harefuah - 1 Aug 2013
Hilo Wasseem, Jabaly-Habib Haneen, Modi Naftali, Briscoe Daniel
Abstract excerpt
Lebers hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a maternally inherited disease characterized by subacute severe visual loss in both eyes, which usually manifests in young adulthood. The disease has maternal inheritance due to mitochondrial DNA mutation. The final diagnosis is genetic. There is still no proven treatment, but there is significant progress in developments on the genetics of the disease to reach gene...
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