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[Ocular manifestations in mitochondrial DNA abnormalities].
Nippon Ganka Gakkai zasshi - 1 Jan 1994
Isashiki Y, Nakagawa M, Yamada H, Miyata M
Abstract excerpt
We reviewed the ophthalmological and genetic aspects of mitochondrial diseases, a group of multisystem disorders that involve the function and morphology of mitochondria and affect multiple organs including skeletal muscle, central nervous system, heart, and ear. Disease-specific deletion or point mutation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been clarified in many clinical entities of the group, and we confirmed...
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