Multicenter study on the frequency of three primary mutations of mitochondrial DNA in Japanese pedigrees with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy: Comparison with American and British counterparts

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 187-193

  Yamada, Keiko ^a   Oguchi, Yoshihisa ^a   Hotta, Yoshihiro ^b   Nakamura, Makoto ^c   Isashiki, Yasushi ^d   Mashima, Yukihiko ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clinical characteristics; Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy; Mitochondrial DNA primary mutations

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUTATION RATE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONSET AGE; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033380933     PISSN: 01658107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/noph.22.3.187.3724     Document Type: Article

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