Increased relative mitochondrial DNA content in leucocytes of patients with NAION

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 823-825

  Abu Amero, Khaled K ^a   Bosley, T M ^b  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; DNA CONTENT; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33745656376     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.090332     Document Type: Article

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