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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON): a potential therapeutic approach for future.
International ophthalmology - 1 Sept 2022
Subramaniam Mohana Devi, Chirayath Ruth Bright, Iyer Mahalaxmi, Nair Aswathy P, Vellingiri Balachandar
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BACKGROUND: Optic neuropathy has become a new typical syndromic multi-system disease that leads to optic atrophy. This review discusses potential treatments and advances of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), a sporadic genetic disorder. LHON is caused due to slight mutations in mitochondria leading to mitochondrial dysfunction, causing vision loss. There are no current significant treatments that have...
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