Article
Genotypic and phenotypic characteristics of Korean children with childhood-onset Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.
Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie - 1 Oct 2020
Ahn Ye Jin, Park Yooyeon, Shin Sun Young, Chae Hyojin, Kim Myungshin, Park Shin Hae
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: We sought to identify the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of Korean children with genetically confirmed Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). METHODS: The medical records of 64 genetically confirmed LHON patients were reviewed. Seventeen patients aged 13 years or younger with optic atrophy with positive mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations were considered to demonstrate childhood-onset...
Topics
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Humans
- Mutation
- Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber
- Republic of Korea
- Visual Acuity
- Visual Fields
