Does mitochondrial DNA predispose to neuromyelitis optica (Devic's disease)?

Brain

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Hudson, Gavin ^a   Mowbray, Catherine ^a   Elson, Joanna L ^a   Jacob, Anu ^b   Boggild, Michael ^b   Torroni, Antonio ^c   Chinnery, Patrick F ^a,d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Walton Centre   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; LEBER HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY; LETTER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELITIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NEURITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; MALE; MUTATION;

DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 43049168870     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awm224     Document Type: Letter

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