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Mutation screening of mitochondrial DNA as well as OPA1 and OPA3 in a Chinese cohort with suspected hereditary optic atrophy.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 9 Sept 2014
Chen Jieqiong, Xu Ke, Zhang Xiaohui, Jiang Feng, Liu Lijuan, Dong Bing, Ren Yanfan, Li Yang
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Leber's hereditary optic atrophy (LHON) and autosomal dominant optic atrophy (DOA) are the two most common forms. The objective of this study was to define the fractional prevalence of LHON and DOA in a cohort of Chinese patients with suspected hereditary optic neuropathy. METHODS: We recruited 520 unrelated patients with bilateral optic atrophy for genetic analysis: 174 patients had a positive family...
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