Lightning strikes twice: Leber hereditary optic neuropathy families with two pathogenic mtDNA mutations

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 262-269

  Howell, Neil ^a,b,f   Miller, Neil R ^b   Mackey, David A ^c,d   Arnold, Anthony ^e   Herrnstadt, Corinna ^a   Williams, Isla M ^d   Kubacka, Iwona ^b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRE FOR EYE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Migenix Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MUTATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036897159     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041327-200212000-00002     Document Type: Article

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