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Genetically induced impairment of retinal ganglion cells at the axonal level is linked to extrastriate cortical plasticity.
Brain structure & function - 1 Apr 2016
Mateus Catarina, d'Almeida Otília C, Reis Aldina, Silva Eduardo, Castelo-Branco Miguel
Abstract excerpt
Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a maternally inherited mitochondrial disorder, which leads to initially silent visual loss due to retinal ganglion cell (RGC) degeneration. We aimed to establish a link between features of retinal progressive impairment and putative cortical changes in a cohort of 15 asymptomatic patients harboring the 11778G>A mutation with preserved visual acuity and normal ocular...
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