Epidemiology and penetrance of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy in Finland

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1079-1089

  Puomila, Anu ^a   Hämäläinen, Petra ^a   Kivioja, Sanna ^a   Savontaus, Marja Liisa ^a   Koivumäki, Satu ^a   Huoponen, Kirsi ^a   Nikoskelainen, Eeva ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENEALOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC RISK; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEBER HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENETRANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

EID: 34848868793     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201828     Document Type: Article

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