The genetics of Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy - Prototype of an inherited optic neuropathy with mitochondrial dysfunction

Seminars in Ophthalmology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-37

  Eichhorn Mulligan, Knut ^a   Cestari, Dean M ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cybrid; Maternal inheritance; Mitochondrial disease; Mitochondrial inheritance; mt DNA; Optic neuropathy

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENETICS; HUMAN; LEBER HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENOME, MITOCHONDRIAL; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; MUTATION; OPTIC ATROPHY, HEREDITARY, LEBER;

EID: 38549086799     PISSN: 08820538     EISSN: 17445205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08820530701745207     Document Type: Review

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