Article
Retinal Degeneration Associated With the G1606A Mitochondrial Mutation.
Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina - 1 Feb 2022
Mansour Hana A, Chacko Joseph A, Sanders Riley N, Schaefer Gerald B, Uwaydat Sami H
Abstract excerpt
The guanine-to-adenine substitution at nucleotide 1606 (G1606A) mutation in the mitochondrial DNA transfer RNA-valine gene has been reported to cause sensorineural deafness, ataxia, myoclonus, seizures, and mental retardation. This study hereby presents a single case report of a new retinal phenotype associated with this mutation: a middle-aged woman with retinal pigment epithelium stippling, atrophy, and...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
