Phylogenetic assessment of the mitochondrial DNA displacement loop haplotype in Japanese patients with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy harboring the mitochondrial DNA G11778A mutation

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 224-231

  Isashiki, Yasushi ^a   Sonoda, Shozo ^a   Izumo, Shuji ^a   Sakamoto, Taiji ^a   Tachikui, Hiroshi ^b   Inoue, Itsuro ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Displacement loop; G11778A mutation; Japanese population; Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy; Mitochondrial DNA; Phylogenetic assessment

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; JAPAN; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPTIC ATROPHY, HEREDITARY, LEBER; PHYLOGENY; POINT MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0038308326     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000071174     Document Type: Article

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