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Clinical features of MS associated with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy mtDNA mutations.
Neurology - 10 Dec 2013
Pfeffer Gerald, Burke Ailbhe, Yu-Wai-Man Patrick, Compston D Alastair S, Chinnery Patrick F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the association between multiple sclerosis (MS) and Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) (known as "Harding disease") is a chance finding, or the 2 disorders are mechanistically linked. METHODS: We performed a United Kingdom-wide prospective cohort study of prevalent cases of MS with LHON mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations. The new cases were compared with published cases,...
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