Mitochondrial DNA mutations in Japanese patients with optic neuropathy unassociated with a mutation at nucleotide position 11,778

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 242-245

  Matsumoto, Masayuki ^a   Hayasaka, Seiji ^a   Hotta, Yoshihiro ^b   Fujiki, Keiko ^b   Fujimaki, Takuro ^b   Takeda, Misako ^b   Ishida, Nobuo ^c   Endo, Shin Ichiro ^c   Kanai, Atsushi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Ishida Eye Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japanese patients; Leber hereditary optic neuropathy; Nt14,484 mutation; Nt3460 mutation; Optic neuropathy

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NUCLEOTIDE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MUTATION; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0031650311     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100380050081     Document Type: Article

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