Article
A maculopathy associated with the 15257 mitochondrial DNA mutation.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Nov 1993
Heher K L, Johns D R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To report a new retinal finding associated with the mitochondrial DNA mutation at nucleotide position 15257, a primary mutation associated with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy. DESIGN AND PATIENTS: Clinical and historical data were collected for 24 visually symptomatic patients fro...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Child
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Female
- Fluorescein Angiography
- Fundus Oculi
- Humans
- Macula Lutea
- Male
- Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Retinal Diseases
