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Frequency of primary mutations of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy patients in North Indian population.
Indian journal of ophthalmology - 1 Nov 2017
Mishra Anushree, Devi Saranya, Saxena Rohit, Gupta Neerja, Kabra Madhulika, Chowdhury Madhumita Roy
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is an inherited optic neuropathy characterized by subacute painless vision loss. The majority of LHON is caused due to one of the three primary mutations in the mitochondrial DNA (m.G3460A, m.G11778A, and m.T14484C). The frequency of these mutations differs in different populations. The purpose of this study is to observe the frequency of three common primary...
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