Sequence analysis of the mitochondrial genomes from Dutch pedigrees with leber hereditary optic neuropathy

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1460-1469

  Howell, Neil ^a,b,i   Oostra, Roelof Jan ^c,d   Bolhuis, Piet A ^e   Spruijt, Liesbeth ^f   Clarke, Lorne A ^g   Mackey, David A ^h   Preston, Gwen ^a   Herrnstadt, Corinna ^a  

^a Migenix Inc   (United States)

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

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^e Health Council of the Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^h ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

ⁱ Mito Kor   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LEBER CONGENITAL AMAUROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITOCHONDRIAL GENETICS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PEDIGREE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037677723     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/375537     Document Type: Article

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