Article
Pedigree analysis of French Canadian families with T14484C Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.
Neurology - 1 Feb 1998
Macmillan C, Kirkham T, Fu K, Allison V, Andermann E, Chitayat D, Fortier D, Gans M, Hare H, Quercia N, Zackon D, Shoubridge E A
Abstract excerpt
We analyzed the clinical phenotype and determined the recurrence risks to relatives of patients with T14484C Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). LHON is a maternally inherited optic neuropathy that primarily affects adolescent males. It is usually associated with one of three mtDNA mutations: G3460A, G11778A, or T14484C. Definition of recurrence risks for the T14484C mutation previously has not been...
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