Characterisation of the macular dystrophy in patients with the A3243G mitochondrial DNA point mutation with fundus autofluorescence

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 623-629

  Rath, P P ^a,b   Jenkins, S ^a,c   Michaelides, M ^a,c   Smith, A ^a,d   Sweeney, M G ^e   Davis, M B ^e   Fitzke, F W ^c   Bird, A C ^a,c  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Retina Vitreous Consultants   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d HEREFORD COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC NERVE; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; USHER SYNDROME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; DEAFNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; POINT MUTATION; RETINA;

EID: 43649088251     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.131177     Document Type: Article

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