Screening for mt-DNA mutations in optic neuritis of unknown cause

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 640-642

  Guo, Li ^a   Jia, Xiaoyun ^a   Xiao, Xueshan ^a   Guo, Xiangming ^a   Yu, Qiang ^a   Li, Mei ^a   Li, Shiqiang ^a   Zhang, Qingjiong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Mitochondrial DNA; Mutation; Optic neuritis

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MUTATION; OPTIC NEURITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; OPTIC NEURITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0034236627     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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