Characterization of the mitochondrial genome in childhood multiple sclerosis. I. Optic neuritis and LHON mutations

Neuropediatrics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 175-179

  Ohlenbusch, A ^a   Wilichowski, E ^a   Hanefeld, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genetic susceptibility; Mitochondrial DNA mutations; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE; RIBOSOME RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031829093     PISSN: 0174304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-973557     Document Type: Article

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