Familial optic atrophy with white matter changes

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 121 A, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 263-265

  Vinkler, Chana ^a,c   Lev, Dorit ^a,c   Kalish, Hadas ^b,c   Watemberg, Nathan ^a,c   Yanoov Sharav, Miri ^a   Leshinsky Silver, Esther ^a,c   Lerman Sagie, Tally ^a,c  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Leber hereditary optic neuropathy; Optic atrophy; White matter

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; HEALTH STATUS; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANCY; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; SEROLOGY; SIBLING; SKIN BIOPSY; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0041694052     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20238     Document Type: Article

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