Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy: Correlations between mitochondrial genotype and visual outcome

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 280-286

  Oostra, R J ^a   Bolhuis, P A ^b   Wijburg, F A ^c   Zorn Ende, G ^b   Bleeker Wagemakers, E M ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; FEMALE; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATION RATE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

EID: 0028221662     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.31.4.280     Document Type: Article

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