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The clinical features of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy defined by the presence of a pathogenic mitochondrial DNA mutation.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Apr 1995
Riordan-Eva P, Sanders M D, Govan G G, Sweeney M G, Da Costa J, Harding A E
Abstract excerpt
One hundred and seven patients from 79 families were defined as having Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) by the presence of one of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations at positions 11778 (60 families), 3460 (seven families) or 14484 (12 families). Only half of the 11778 index patients had a history of similarly affected relatives; this proportion was higher with the 3460 (71%) and 14484 (100%)...
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