White matter abnormalities in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy due to the 3460 mitochondrial DNA mutation

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 121-123

  Lev, D ^a   Yanoov Sharav, M ^a   Watemberg, N ^a   Leshinsky Silver, E ^a   Lerman Sagie, T ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy; Mitochondrial DNA; White matter

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0036224544     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejpn.2001.0558     Document Type: Article

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