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Heteroplasmy in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Nov 1993
Smith K H, Johns D R, Heher K L, Miller N R
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the incidence and clinical significance of peripheral blood heteroplasmy and the presence of normal and mutant mitochondrial DNA in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy through evaluation of a large series of families with the 11778 mutation and to evaluate the pattern of transmission of heteroplasmy. DESIGN: We studied heteroplasmy in 75 visually symptomatic patients with the 11778...
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