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A hospital-based five-year prospective study on the prevalence of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy with genetic confirmation.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2020
Gowri Poigaialwar, Kumar Shanmugam Mahesh, Vanniarajan Ayyasamy, Bharanidharan Devarajan, Sundaresan Periasamy
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Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) along with genetic screening at a tertiary eye care center in southern India. Methods: Patients with LHON were identified at the Neuro-Ophthalmology Clinic, Aravind Eye Hospital (AEH; Madurai, India) from 2015 to 2019. Clinical data were collected along with blood samples. Genetic testing was performed for the confirmation of LHON...
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