Predominance of the T14484C mutation in French-Canadian families with leber hereditary optic neuropathy is due to a founder effect [6]

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 332-335

  MacMillan, C ^a   Johns, T A ^b   Fu, K ^b,c   Shoubridge, E A ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033925115     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302716     Document Type: Letter

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