Spectrum of pathogenic mitochondrial DNA mutations and clinical features in Japanese families with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy

Current Eye Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 403-408

  Mashima, Yukihiko ^a   Yamada, Keiko ^a   Wakakura, Masato ^b   Kigasawa, Kazuteru ^c   Kudoh, Jun ^a   Shimizu, Nobuyoshi ^a   Oguchi, Yoshihisa ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japanese; Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy; Mitochondrial DNA mutations; Visual prognosis

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL FEATURE; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTATION RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031965731     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02713689808951221     Document Type: Article

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