Secondary mutations of mitochondrial DNA in Japanese patients with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy

Ophthalmic Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 153-160

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Ishida Eye Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japanese patients; Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy; LHON; Mitochondrial DNA; mtDNA; Secondary mutation

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032742973     PISSN: 13816810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/opge.20.3.153.2281     Document Type: Article

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