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Diagnostic Yield and Clinical Impact of Comprehensive WES/WGS Testing Beyond Common Genetic Causes in Hereditary Optic Atrophy.
Clinical genetics - 1 Sept 2026
Johannesen Katrine M, Grønskov Karen, Kessel Line, Holstein Sarah Linea von, Møller Lisbeth Birk, Andersen Mette Kjøbæk Gundestrup, Khinchi Marianne Søndergaard, Hamann Steffen, Wegener Marianne, Bertelsen Mette
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary optic atrophy is characterized by degeneration of retinal ganglion cells and may result from a wide range of genetic etiologies. While pathogenic variants in OPA1 and primary mitochondrial variants causing Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) account for a substantial proportion of cases, many patients remain genetically unsolved. We evaluated the diagnostic yield and clinical impact of...
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