mtDNA/nDNA ratio in 14484 LHON mitochondrial mutation carriers

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 701-705

  Nishioka, Tomoki ^a   Soemantri, Augustinus ^b   Ishida, Takafumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

14484 mutation; Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy; Mitochondrial DNA; mtDNA nDNA ratio; Quantitative PCR

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LEBER HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; OPTIC ATROPHY, HEREDITARY, LEBER; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 12744274597     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10038-004-0209-5     Document Type: Article

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