Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy: Biochemical effect of 11778/ND4 and 3460/ND1 mutations and correlation with the mitochondrial genotype

Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1623-1632

  Carelli, Valerio ^a   Ghelli, A ^a   Ratta, M ^a   Bacchilega, E ^a   Sangiorgi, S ^a   Mancini, R ^b   Leuzzi, V ^c   Cortelli, P ^a   Montagna, P ^a   Lugaresi, E ^a   Degli Esposti, M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale M Malpighi   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTATINE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE (UBIQUINONE); ROTENONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIGREE; PENETRANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION SITE;

EID: 18744426519     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.48.6.1623     Document Type: Article

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