Detection of mitochondrial DNA nucleotide 11778 point mutation of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy from archival stained histopathological preparations

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 14-19

  Mitani, Ichizo ^a   Miyazaki, Shigeo ^a   Hayashi, Tomoko ^a   Fukidome, Yoshimi ^a   Shimo oku, Masashi ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bilateral optic neuropathy; Genetic diagnosis; Leber hereditary optic neuropathy; mtDNA nt11778 point mutation; Stained histopathological preparations

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NUCLEOTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARACHNOID; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PEDIGREE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031936741     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1998.760104.x     Document Type: Article

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